MALAGASY PROVERBS
AZA MITSIPA-DOHA NY LAKA - NITÀNA
Do not kick away the canoe which helped you to cross the river.
(it means : "don't be ungrateful")
Ne lancez pas un coup de pied à la pirogue que vous venez de traverser
(=aza mitsipaka ny lohan'ny làkana nitàna) (the stresses are optional)
French equivalent= cracher dans la soupe (to spit in the soup)
or to bite the hand that has fed (uk/us)
