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: La kuvunda halina ubani
Translation: The rotten one has no incense
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Haraka haraka haina baraka
Translation: Haste haste has no blessing
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Mchimba kisima huingia mwenyewe
Translation: A well-digger enters it by himself
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Asiyekubali kushindwa si mshindani
Translation: One who does not admit defeat is not a competitor
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Elimu ni ufunguo wa maisha
Translation: Education is the key to life
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Kufa si kuisha
Translation: To die is not [the same as] to come to an end
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Akili ni nywele kila mtu ana zake
Translation: Intelligence is like hair every person has his/her own
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Barabara ndefu haikosi kona
Translation: A long road must have corners/curves
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Jogoo wa shamba hawiki mjini
Translation: The country rooster does not crow in town
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Hasira ya mkizi furaha ya mvuvi
Translation: The anger of a cuttle-fish is a joy of a fisherman
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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