Translation:
Warriors that are not united are scattered with one club[bullet]
Postproverbial:
Ita rĩtarĩ ndundu, rĩtithiaga ita
Translation:
Warriors that are not united do not go to war
Comments:
The traditional proverb is poetic, metaphorical and philosophical. The use of one bullet or club as the cause of defeat is a clear indication of the repercussions of disunity; that disunity is a vice which heralds weakness. The postproverbial is pedantic in the choice of words showing that there is no need to go to war if the warriors are not united because for such, defeat is inevtable
Language - Region:
gikuyu-kenya
Label:
warrior
unity
war