Proverb: Zimwi likujualo halikuli likakwisha.
Translation: A ghost that knows you will not devour you completely.

Proverb: Wengi wape.
Translation: To many, give. (Give to many people).

Proverb: Wajinga ndiyo waliwao.
Translation: Fools are losers.

Proverb: Usiache mbachao kwa msala upitao.
Translation: Don’t throw away your old rag for a borrowed mat.

Proverb: Usisafirie nyota ya mwenzio.
Translation: Do not travel on someone else's star.

Proverb: Ukitaka uzuri, sharti udhurike.
Translation: If you want beauty, you must be ready to suffer.

Proverb: Ukiona vyaelea jua vimeumdwa.
Translation: If you see vessels afloat, know that they have been built.

Proverb: Ukishikwa shikamana.
Translation: When you are pressed, allow yourself to be held.

Proverb: Titi la nyati halikamuliwi kwa staha.
Translation: A breast of buffalo is carefully squeezed.

Proverb: Subira huvuta heri.
Translation: Patience brings blessings.

Proverb: Simba ngurumbizi.
Translation: A lion is the one that roars.

Proverb: Simba mwenda pole/kimya ndiye mla nyama.
Translation: The lion that moves silently is the one that eats meat.

Proverb: Samaki mkuje angali mbichi.
Translation: Bend a fish while it is still fresh.

Proverb: Samaki mmoja akioza, huoza wote.
Translation: If one fish rots, it spoils all the others.

Proverb: Raha si karaha.
Translation: Peace has no aversion.

Proverb: Penye kuku wengi usimwage mtama.
Translation: Where there are many chickens do not spill millet.

Proverb: Polepole ndio mwendo.
Translation: Slowly slowly is the movement of life.

Proverb: Penye tamu pana sumu.
Translation: Where there is sweetness, there is poison.

Proverb: Penye udhia penyeza rupia.
Translation: Where there is trouble, make use of a rupee.

Proverb: Penye miti hapana wajenzi.
Translation: Where there are trees, there are no builders.

Proverb: Njia ya muongo ni fupi.
Translation: The way of a liar is short.

Proverb: Nyumba njema si mlango fungua uingie ndani.
Translation: A good house is not its door; get inside and live in it.

Proverb: Ndondondo si chururu.
Translation: Trickling is not dripping.

Proverb: Ng’ombe wa masikini hazai.
Translation: The cow of a poor person does not give birth.

Proverb: Ndege mjanja, hunaswa na tundu bovu.
Translation: A cunning bird is trapped by a damaged cage.

Proverb: Nyani haoni kundule.
Translation: The ape sees not his own ass.

Proverb: Mwerevu hajinyoi, akijinyoa hujikata.
Translation: A clever person cannot shave himself otherwise he will cut himself.

Proverb: Mchuma janga hula na wa kwao.
Translation: He/she who gets calamity, affects his/her relatives.

Proverb: Mtaka yote hukosa yote.
Translation: One who wants all loses all.

Proverb: Mficha maradhi (ugonjwa) kilio humfichua.
Translation: One who hides sickness death will reveal him.

Proverb: Mbuzi hula kwa urefu wa kamba yake.
Translation: A goat eats around the length of its rope.

Proverb: Mume ni kazi, na mke ni nguo.
Translation: The husband works, the wife dresses.

Proverb: Mti wenye matunda ndio unaopigwa mawe.
Translation: The tree that bears fruit is the tree that people throw stones at.

Proverb: Masikini jeuri.
Translation: Poor but proud.

Proverb: Mpanda ngazi hushuka.
Translation: One who ascends will eventually descend.

Proverb: Maisha ni safari.
Translation: Life is a journey.

Proverb: Mungu si Athumani.
Translation: God is not Athumani.

Proverb: Mvumilivu hula mbivu.
Translation: The one who is patient, eats ripe fruits.

Proverb: Mpanda farasi wawili hupasuka msamba.
Translation: One who rides two horses at once will split apart.

Proverb: Mtu ni utu.
Translation: A human is humanity.