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Postproverbials in Luo (Kenya)
Curator(s)
Prof. Peter Wasamba & Edna Dorine Olondo
Postproverbial: Kik ipakri ne kiny, ikia
Translation: Do not praise yourself about tomorrow, you never know
Proverb: Kik ipakri ne kiny kawuono
Translation: Do not praise yourself about tomorrow today
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: Do not praise yourself about tomorrow, you never know
Proverb: Kik ipakri ne kiny kawuono
Translation: Do not praise yourself about tomorrow today
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Awendo otang’
Translation: The guinea fowl is cautious
Proverb: Awendo ok we yiege
Translation: The guinea fowl does not leave its feathers
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The guinea fowl is cautious
Proverb: Awendo ok we yiege
Translation: The guinea fowl does not leave its feathers
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Janyawo dhoge ngeny
Translation: A weakling is talkative
Proverb: Janyawo ok ket e kwer
Translation: A weakling is never made to plough
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: A weakling is talkative
Proverb: Janyawo ok ket e kwer
Translation: A weakling is never made to plough
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Awuor nyar dhako
Translation: Awuor the daughter of a woman
Proverb: Awuor nyar dichuo
Translation: Awuor the daughter of a man
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: Awuor the daughter of a woman
Proverb: Awuor nyar dichuo
Translation: Awuor the daughter of a man
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Nyathi mioro ema yieng’
Translation: It is the child who accepts errands that gets satisfied
Proverb: Nyathi mioro ema chiethne duong’
Translation: It is the child who accepts errands that has big excreta
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: It is the child who accepts errands that gets satisfied
Proverb: Nyathi mioro ema chiethne duong’
Translation: It is the child who accepts errands that has big excreta
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Nyako dher ariemba
Translation: A girl is a loaned cow
Proverb: Nyako dher chak
Translation: A girl is a lactating cow/ A girl is an assurance of milk
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: A girl is a loaned cow
Proverb: Nyako dher chak
Translation: A girl is a lactating cow/ A girl is an assurance of milk
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Chien ok yombi
Translation: The past is never surpassed
Proverb: Chien kiyany
Translation: The past is not insulted
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The past is never surpassed
Proverb: Chien kiyany
Translation: The past is not insulted
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Kalang'o dage kitang'
Translation: One has to be cautious in the land of the Kalenjin
Proverb: Kalang’o ok kunie
Translation: There is no sulking in the land of the Kalenjin
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: One has to be cautious in the land of the Kalenjin
Proverb: Kalang’o ok kunie
Translation: There is no sulking in the land of the Kalenjin
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Wuoyi kital
Translation: A boy is never provoked
Proverb: Wuoyi siro
Translation: A boy is a pillar
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: A boy is never provoked
Proverb: Wuoyi siro
Translation: A boy is a pillar
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Ja dhako achiel nyawang’e achiel
Translation: A man with one wife has one eye
Proverb: Jadhako achiel nyawang’e otho
Translation: A man with one wife has a bad eye
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: A man with one wife has one eye
Proverb: Jadhako achiel nyawang’e otho
Translation: A man with one wife has a bad eye
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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