Proverbs in kiswahili-east africa

Curator(s)

Dr. Ahmad Kipacha

ahmadi.kipacha@nm-aist.ac.tz, ahkipacha@gmail.com

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania

Proverb: Penye kuku wengi usimwage mtama
Translation: Where there are many chickens do not spill millet
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mti wenye matunda ndio unaopigwa mawe
Translation: The tree that bears fruit is the tree that people throw stones at
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mvumilivu hula mbivu
Translation: The one who is patient, eats ripe fruits
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Nyumba njema si mlango fungua uingie ndani
Translation: A good house is not its door; get inside and live in it
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mtoto akililia wembe mpe
Translation: If a child cries for a razor give it to him
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mkataa wengi mchawi
Translation: One who refuses to be with many is a witch
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mwerevu hajinyoi, akijinyoa hujikata
Translation: A clever person cannot shave himself otherwise he will cut himself
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Pole pole ndio mwendo
Translation: Slowly is indeed the pace
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mume ni kazi, na mke ni nguo
Translation: The husband works, the wife dresses
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mungu si Athumani
Translation: God is not Athumani (name of a person).
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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