Postproverbials
Postproverbial: Mwanamke sura, mwanamume shughuli
Translation: A woman is face, a man his activities
Proverb: Mume ni kazi, na mke ni nguo
Translation: The husband works, the wife dresses
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: A woman is face, a man his activities
Proverb: Mume ni kazi, na mke ni nguo
Translation: The husband works, the wife dresses
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Mbuzi na wanae hula eneo kubwa la nyasi
Translation: A goat and his kids eat a big area of grass
Proverb: Mbuzi hula kwa urefu wa kamba yake
Translation: A goat eats around the lengthy of its rope
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: A goat and his kids eat a big area of grass
Proverb: Mbuzi hula kwa urefu wa kamba yake
Translation: A goat eats around the lengthy of its rope
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Ugonjwa haufichwi afichaye ndiye hufa
Translation: You can't hide sickness the one who hides die
Proverb: Mficha maradhi(ugonjwa) kilio humfichua
Translation: One who hides sickness death will reveal him
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: You can't hide sickness the one who hides die
Proverb: Mficha maradhi(ugonjwa) kilio humfichua
Translation: One who hides sickness death will reveal him
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Mtaka yote hupata japo moja
Translation: One who wants all will get at least one
Proverb: Mtaka yote hukosa yote
Translation: One who wants all loses all
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: One who wants all will get at least one
Proverb: Mtaka yote hukosa yote
Translation: One who wants all loses all
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Mchuma janga imekula kwake
Translation: He/she who gets calamity, is up to him/her
Proverb: Mchuma janga hula na wa kwao
Translation: He/she who gets calamity, affects his/her relatives
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: He/she who gets calamity, is up to him/her
Proverb: Mchuma janga hula na wa kwao
Translation: He/she who gets calamity, affects his/her relatives
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Mwerevu hujinyoa kubana matumizi
Translation: A clever person shaves himself to save money
Proverb: Mwerevu hajinyoi, akijinyoa hujikata
Translation: A clever person cannot shave himself otherwise he will cut himself
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: A clever person shaves himself to save money
Proverb: Mwerevu hajinyoi, akijinyoa hujikata
Translation: A clever person cannot shave himself otherwise he will cut himself
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Nyani akitaka kuona kundule, atumie kioo
Translation: If ape wants to see his hinder parts it should use a mirror
Proverb: Nyani haoni kundule
Translation: The ape sees not his own hinder parts
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: If ape wants to see his hinder parts it should use a mirror
Proverb: Nyani haoni kundule
Translation: The ape sees not his own hinder parts
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Ndege mjanja, hunaswa na tundu bovu, lakini hakosi kujinasua
Translation: A cunning bird, can be trapped by a damaged cage, but it must escape
Proverb: Ndege mjanja, hunaswa na tundu bovu
Translation: A cunning bird is trapped by a damaged cage
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: A cunning bird, can be trapped by a damaged cage, but it must escape
Proverb: Ndege mjanja, hunaswa na tundu bovu
Translation: A cunning bird is trapped by a damaged cage
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Ng'ombe wa masikini hazai, akizaa huzaa dume, na huyo dume huwa shoga
Translation: The cow of a poor person does not give birth, if it produces is a male, who turns out to be gay
Proverb: Ng'ombe wa masikini hazai
Translation: The cow of a poor person does not give birth
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: The cow of a poor person does not give birth, if it produces is a male, who turns out to be gay
Proverb: Ng'ombe wa masikini hazai
Translation: The cow of a poor person does not give birth
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Postproverbial: Matone matone ndiyo mito na visima
Translation: Little drops form streams and well
Proverb: Ndondondo si chururu
Translation: trickling is not dripping
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more
Translation: Little drops form streams and well
Proverb: Ndondondo si chururu
Translation: trickling is not dripping
Language - Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
Read more