Proverbs in gikuyu-kenya

Curator(s)

Dr. Jane Mugo

mugoj63@yahoo.com

Laikipia University, Nyahururu, Kenya.

Proverb: Mũthii tene, ainũkaga o tene
Translation: One who goes early returns early
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Ciakorire Wacũ, mũgũnda
Translation: The food found Wacũ, in the field
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Ciathanaga ikĩgwa, itiathanaga ikĩũmbũka
Translation: Birds agree when flying down, but not when flying up
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Ngemi ciumaga na, mũciĩ
Translation: Chrity begins at home
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Harĩ mũthuri hatĩitagwo,maaĩ
Translation: Where there is elderly man, one must not pour water
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Kũhoya ti,kũiya
Translation: Begging is not, stealing
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Ĩganagwo yarĩ iria, yakua
Translation: The productive dairy cow is praised after her death
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Kũona kĩmera ti, kũrĩa
Translation: To see the crop[flowerring and healthy] in the field is not to eat it
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Kũmenya mũno nĩ, kũmenyũria
Translation: Knowing too much is like being ignorant
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
Proverb: Mũciĩ ũrĩ inooro, ndũtuhagia tũhiũ
Translation: The home that has a file, has no blunt knives
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya