Ga is a Kwa language, part of the Niger–Congo family. It is very closely related to Adangme, and together they form the Ga–Dangme branch within Kwa. It is spoken in Ghana.
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The eyes of a stranger may be very large, but he does not see the inner things of the town.
A bad person is better than an empty house.
A man is not lean without cause.
If a thief says he knows how to steal, let him steal a cannon.
Gunpowder and fire do not agree.
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Hate has no medicine.
A tree which has no fork, its ascent is difficult.
No one gives a pig to a hyena to keep.
He who has wine says it is good.
Nobody is twice a fool.
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An old broom is better than a new one.
If the horse is mad, he who sits upon it is not also mad.
A good word removes anger.
The days of poverty are more than the days of superfluity.
A hot needle burns the thread.
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A quiet man makes not the noise of an elephant.
Were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal.
It is the ear that troubles the mouth.
A debtor does not get angry.
A crab does not beget a bird.
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Two crocodiles do not live in one hole.
No sleep, no dream.
One bad nut spoils all.
Clear water is not wanted for quenching fire.
Nobody wars with ghosts.
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A dead goat does not fear the knife.
If stretching were wealth, the cat would be rich.
The brook does not ascend the mountain.
Quarrel is not a food which is eaten.
A good word removes anger.
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A young crocodile does not die in the river.
A stick that goes into fire will begin to burn.
A child does not break a land tortoise, but a child knows how to break a snail.
Earth and heaven do not come together.
The mouth does not know that its master is afraid.
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An elephant does not eat small berries.
The cat does not cease to cry "miau."
A river moves a river on.
A blind man does not show the way to a blind man.
Nobody hates anybody without cause.
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A cat is not sold in a bag, but openly produced.
A hyena does not drive a cow.
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