Kaguoya kainũkĩre nyina, gekagima

Translation: 
The coward returned home safely to his mother.
Postproverbial: 
Kaguoya kainũkire,kwao mũciĩ
Translation: 
The coward returned to his home
Comments: 
in these proverbs, the focus is on the coward himself. The coward in p1 does not participate in war, hence he returns to his mother unhurt. In p2, the coward simply returned home perhaps even before reaching the battlefield
Language - Region: 
gikuyu-kenya
Label: 
coward
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