written Saturday, 16 June 2007
Today one of my villagers told me a Mandinka proverb: No matter how long a tree trunk is in the water, it can never become a crocodile.
He was laughing at my bad Mandinka at the time, so I think that what he meant is that I will never be fluent. But I am happy to speak pidgin Mandinka that everyone laughs at, as long as I get to the point where I can make myself understood easily.
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