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: Ndege mjanja, hunaswa na tundu bovu
Translation: A cunning bird is trapped by a damaged cage
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Simba mwenda pole/kimya ndiye mla nyama
Translation: The lion that moves silently is the one that eats meat
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mficha maradhi mauti humuumbua
Translation: One who hides sickness is given away by death
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mficha maradhi(ugonjwa) kilio humfichua
Translation: One who hides sickness death will reveal him
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Samaki mmoja akioza, huoza wote
Translation: If one fish rots, it spoils all the others
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mpanda ngazi hushuka
Translation: One who ascends will eventually descend
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Penye tamu pana sumu
Translation: Where there is sweetness, there is poison
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mtu ni utu
Translation: A human is humanity
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Ng'ombe wa masikini hazai
Translation: The cow of a poor person does not give birth
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mficha uchi, hazai
Translation: One who hides his/her private parts cannot bear children
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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