The boundary between folk and philosophic wisdom in Oruka’s system is fluid, not fixed.

Evidence

According to Oruka, the distinction between popular and didactic wisdom is not cast iron but plastic, as it fluctuates (Oruka, 1991, p. 33, my emphasis) between the two poles. This means that there are folk sages who can be philosophic sages and vice versa. This is because the area between wisdom and non-wisdom sometimes overlaps (Oruka, 1991, p. 64). — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 589

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies the plastic, non-cast-iron boundary between popular and didactic wisdom in Oruka’s sagacity framework.