Proverb

Ngai ndarĩaga, ngima.

Translation

God does not eat ugali.

Comment

The traditional proverb highlights the nature of God, that He is not like man who relies on earthly food for survival. The postporoverbial elucidates the social classes and suggests that God would not live in low class areas like Kayole (a workers’ residential area).

Postproverbials
  • Postproverbial: Ngai ndarĩaga, Kayole.
    Translation: God does not eat at Kayole.
Language

Kenya (Gikuyu)

Tags


food eat god not ugali