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Postproverbials in Luo (Kenya)
Curator(s)
Prof. Peter Wasamba & Edna Dorine Olondo
Postproverbial: Ogwal kwot to ok barre
Translation: The frog swells but never bursts
Proverb: Kwot ogwal ok mon dhiang’modho
Translation: The swelling of the frog does not stop the cow from drinking
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The frog swells but never bursts
Proverb: Kwot ogwal ok mon dhiang’modho
Translation: The swelling of the frog does not stop the cow from drinking
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Thuon oluor
Translation: The brave one is feared/respected
Proverb: Thuon achiel ok riemb wasigu
Translation: One brave person cannot defeat the enemy
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The brave one is feared/respected
Proverb: Thuon achiel ok riemb wasigu
Translation: One brave person cannot defeat the enemy
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Iyom yom ka nyathi winyo
Translation: You are as weak as a chick
Proverb: Iyom yom ka dhako
Translation: You are as weak as a woman
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: You are as weak as a chick
Proverb: Iyom yom ka dhako
Translation: You are as weak as a woman
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Ngat ma rikni kitho nono
Translation: He who is in a hurry does not die for no reason
Proverb: Ngat ma rikni kitho nono
Translation: An industrious person does not die unrewarded
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: He who is in a hurry does not die for no reason
Proverb: Ngat ma rikni kitho nono
Translation: An industrious person does not die unrewarded
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Nyako ogwang’ thurgi ariyo
Translation: A girl is a wildcat, she has two homes
Proverb: Nyako ogwang’ thurgi bor
Translation: A girl is a wildcat whose home is distant
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: A girl is a wildcat, she has two homes
Proverb: Nyako ogwang’ thurgi bor
Translation: A girl is a wildcat whose home is distant
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Kogno ok romre
Translation: Fingers are not equal
Proverb: Kogno achiel ok neg nyuogo
Translation: One finger cannot kill lice
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: Fingers are not equal
Proverb: Kogno achiel ok neg nyuogo
Translation: One finger cannot kill lice
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Iketo kori karakuom
Translation: You try to do everything like a hunchback
Proverb: Iketo kori kadhiang’ malur
Translation: You try to do everything like a barren cow
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: You try to do everything like a hunchback
Proverb: Iketo kori kadhiang’ malur
Translation: You try to do everything like a barren cow
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Ogwang’ wang’e tek
Translation: The wildcat has a hard face
Proverb: Ogwang’ yom gi kaiye
Translation: The wildcat is tender on the inside
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The wildcat has a hard face
Proverb: Ogwang’ yom gi kaiye
Translation: The wildcat is tender on the inside
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Dhako marach ketho ode owuon
Translation: The unpleasant woman ruins her own house
Proverb: Dhako marach jamoch tung’
Translation: The unpleasant woman airs her wares at the end of the array.
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: The unpleasant woman ruins her own house
Proverb: Dhako marach jamoch tung’
Translation: The unpleasant woman airs her wares at the end of the array.
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Wuod ogogo japinye ariyo
Translation: A bastard son is a person of two worlds
Proverb: Wuod ogogo japinj moro
Translation: A bastard son is a foreigner
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Translation: A bastard son is a person of two worlds
Proverb: Wuod ogogo japinj moro
Translation: A bastard son is a foreigner
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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