Proverbs in gikuyu-kenya

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Dr. Jane Mugo

mugoj63@yahoo.com

Laikipia University, Nyahururu, Kenya.

Proverb: Mũteng’erania na mũteng’erio gũtirĩ, ũtanogaga
Translation: The pursuer and the pursued both get tired
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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Proverb: Kĩenjagwo ũrĩa mwene,ekwenda
Translation: It(head) is shaved the way the owner wishes.
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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Proverb: Ĩtiakagwo na ya wakin
Translation: The home is not built like that of his age mate.
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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Proverb: Kanyĩrĩ kainagio nĩ mwene
Translation: Kanyĩrĩ dances with the owner
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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Proverb: Nyumba na riika, ndiumago
Translation: The clan and the age-group cannot be vacated
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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Proverb: Ūrimũ no ta,ũthũngũ
Translation: Folly or ignorance is like Europeaness
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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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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Proverb: Kaguoya kainũkĩre nyina, gekagima
Translation: The coward returned home safely to his mother.
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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Proverb: Kũhonoka ti gũtũra
Translation: To escape from danger once is not a guarrantee that one would be safe next time
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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Proverb: Cia mũciĩ ti,como
Translation: Home affairs cannot be told to the public
Language - Region: gikuyu-kenya
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