Postproverbials
Postproverbial: Wa kĩrimũ, ũcio ndithiaga
Translation: The case of a fool, that one I don’t attend
Proverb: P1:Wa kĩrimũ, ũtũraga kĩharo
Translation: The case of a fool takes a long time to settle
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: The case of a fool, that one I don’t attend
Proverb: P1:Wa kĩrimũ, ũtũraga kĩharo
Translation: The case of a fool takes a long time to settle
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Ya kũhĩa,nĩ ĩcuraga
Translation: The food that cooks well, gets burnt
Proverb: P1:Ya kũhĩa,ĩhĩaga na ma mbere
Translation: The food that cooks well is cooked with the first water
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: The food that cooks well, gets burnt
Proverb: P1:Ya kũhĩa,ĩhĩaga na ma mbere
Translation: The food that cooks well is cooked with the first water
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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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: Ūthaka nĩ,maitho
Translation: Beauty is seen
Proverb: Ūthaka nĩ,mwĩthũa
Translation: Beauty is itching
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: Beauty is seen
Proverb: Ūthaka nĩ,mwĩthũa
Translation: Beauty is itching
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Kumagwo,gũticokagwo
Translation: One never goes back to where he comes from
Proverb: Kumagwo, nĩ gũcokagwo
Translation: One may go back to where he comes from
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: One never goes back to where he comes from
Proverb: Kumagwo, nĩ gũcokagwo
Translation: One may go back to where he comes from
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Mũceera na mũkũndũ, nĩ hake
Translation: He who keeps the company of the corrupt is to blame
Proverb: Mũceera na mũkũndũ,akũndũkaga o take
Translation: He who keeps the company of the corrupt becomes corrupt
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: He who keeps the company of the corrupt is to blame
Proverb: Mũceera na mũkũndũ,akũndũkaga o take
Translation: He who keeps the company of the corrupt becomes corrupt
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Mwetereri arĩaga, horu
Translation: One who is patient eats cold or rotten food
Proverb: Mwetereri arĩaga,ya mũgwatio/ciahoha
Translation: One who is patient eats the best or mature food
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: One who is patient eats cold or rotten food
Proverb: Mwetereri arĩaga,ya mũgwatio/ciahoha
Translation: One who is patient eats the best or mature food
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Ngatho ithingatagia,ngumo
Translation: One good turn deserves fame
Proverb: Ngatho ithingatagia, ĩngĩ
Translation: One good turn deserves another
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: One good turn deserves fame
Proverb: Ngatho ithingatagia, ĩngĩ
Translation: One good turn deserves another
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Ya kũheo,ĩtĩiganaga
Translation: What one is given is never enough
Proverb: Ya kũheo ndiroragwo mageg
Translation: What one is offered is not subjected to thorough scrutiny
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: What one is given is never enough
Proverb: Ya kũheo ndiroragwo mageg
Translation: What one is offered is not subjected to thorough scrutiny
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Ūtarĩ ndarĩ,ũiru
Translation: One who has nothing has no envy
Proverb: Ūtarĩ ndarĩ ngor
Translation: One who has nothing has no feelings
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: One who has nothing has no envy
Proverb: Ūtarĩ ndarĩ ngor
Translation: One who has nothing has no feelings
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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