Postproverbials
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: Ogwal kwot to ok barre
Translation: The frog swells but never bursts
Proverb: Kwot ogwal ok mon dhiang’modho
Translation: The swelling of the frog does not stop the cow from drinking
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The frog swells but never bursts
Proverb: Kwot ogwal ok mon dhiang’modho
Translation: The swelling of the frog does not stop the cow from drinking
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Kogno ok romre
Translation: Fingers are not equal
Proverb: Kogno achiel ok neg nyuogo
Translation: One finger cannot kill lice
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: Fingers are not equal
Proverb: Kogno achiel ok neg nyuogo
Translation: One finger cannot kill lice
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Kinda loyo teko
Translation: Persistence is better than strength
Proverb: Kinda ne omiyo opuk oyombo apuoyo
Translation: Persistence made the tortoise defeat the hare
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: Persistence is better than strength
Proverb: Kinda ne omiyo opuk oyombo apuoyo
Translation: Persistence made the tortoise defeat the hare
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Jagam dhoge mit
Translation: The mediator’s mouth is sweet
Proverb: Jagam dhoge ariyo
Translation: The mediator has two mouths
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The mediator’s mouth is sweet
Proverb: Jagam dhoge ariyo
Translation: The mediator has two mouths
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Dhako jagalre
Translation: A woman is easily distracted
Proverb: Ng’wen ne ogalo dhako kadhi por
Translation: Termites distracted the woman who was eloping
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: A woman is easily distracted
Proverb: Ng’wen ne ogalo dhako kadhi por
Translation: Termites distracted the woman who was eloping
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Chan man kowadu ok mari
Translation: Your brother’s poverty is not yours
Proverb: Chan man kowadu ok moni nindo
Translation: Your brother’s poverty does not make you sleepless
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: Your brother’s poverty is not yours
Proverb: Chan man kowadu ok moni nindo
Translation: Your brother’s poverty does not make you sleepless
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Dher ariemba ndalone chuok
Translation: The days of a loaned cow are numbered
Proverb: Dher ariemba wuongo nyiedho to ng’iyo oko
Translation: The keeper of a loaned cow milks it but is always looking out
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The days of a loaned cow are numbered
Proverb: Dher ariemba wuongo nyiedho to ng’iyo oko
Translation: The keeper of a loaned cow milks it but is always looking out
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Jaber puothe tin
Translation: The beautiful one’s garden is small
Proverb: Jaber jaula
Translation: The beautiful one is defective
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The beautiful one’s garden is small
Proverb: Jaber jaula
Translation: The beautiful one is defective
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: In janyiego ka lur
Translation: You are as jealous as a barren woman
Proverb: In janyiego kadhako
Translation: You are as jealous as a woman
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: You are as jealous as a barren woman
Proverb: In janyiego kadhako
Translation: You are as jealous as a woman
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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