RANDOM POSTPROVERBIALS

Postproverbial: Mageria nomo, macokaga kũhotithia mũndũ
Translation: Trials eventually make a person to succeed
Proverb: Mageria nomo, mahota
Translation: Trials mean success
Language-Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Nyumba na riika, icio nĩ cia Ūgĩkũyũ
Translation: The clan and the age-group belong to the Gĩkũyũ tradition
Proverb: Nyumba na riika, ndiumago
Translation: The clan and the age-group cannot be vacated
Language-Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Kudada kwevari America, kukumbira vari Zimbabwe bon
Translation:
Proverb: Kudada kwevari mugomo kumbira mapfihwa kune vari pasi
Translation: It is vanity of those who leave in the hills to ask for fireplace stones from those who live in the valley. Those who have should not ask to be given by those who have no means
Language-Region: Shona (Zimbabwe)
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Postproverbial: Fuata nyuki utoke nundu
Translation: Follow the bee and develop a hump
Proverb: Fuata nyuki ule asali
Translation: Follow the bee so that you may eat honey
Language-Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
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