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: Samaki mkuje angali mbichi
Translation: Bend a fish while it is still fresh
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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Proverb: Masikini jeuri
Translation: Poor but proud
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Polepole ndio mwendo
Translation: Slowly slowly is the movement of life
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mpanda farasi wawili hupasuka msamba
Translation: One who rides two horses at once will split apart
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Ndondondo si chururu
Translation: trickling is not dripping
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mchuma janga hula na wa kwao
Translation: He/she who gets calamity, affects his/her relatives
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Simba ngurumbizi
Translation: A lion is the one that roars
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mgema akisifiwa tembo hulitia maji
Translation: If a palm-wine tapper is praised for his wine, he dilutes it with water
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Atangaye na jua huungua
Translation: He who wanders around in the sun gets burn
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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