Postproverbials
Postproverbial: Mwĩgerekanio wateire kĩura,na kũu kũngũ ona inyuĩ nĩ mũũĩ
Translation: Aping cost the frog the other bit of which even you are aware.
Proverb: Mwĩgerekanio wateire kĩura, matina
Translation: Aping cost the frog its buttocks
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: Aping cost the frog the other bit of which even you are aware.
Proverb: Mwĩgerekanio wateire kĩura, matina
Translation: Aping cost the frog its buttocks
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Rũĩ rũtwaraga, ndũma
Translation: The river drowns arrowroots
Proverb: Rũĩ rũtwaraga, mũthambĩri
Translation: The river drowns a seasoned swimmer
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: The river drowns arrowroots
Proverb: Rũĩ rũtwaraga, mũthambĩri
Translation: The river drowns a seasoned swimmer
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Wainaga, nĩ oĩ makiny
Translation: He who used to dance knows the steps
Proverb: Wainaga, nĩ eroragĩra
Translation: He who used to dance is now a spectator
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: He who used to dance knows the steps
Proverb: Wainaga, nĩ eroragĩra
Translation: He who used to dance is now a spectator
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Mũrĩi wiki akoragwo mũkarĩ
Translation: He who eats alone is mean
Proverb: Mũrĩi wiki akuaga o wiki
Translation: He who eats alone dies alone
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: He who eats alone is mean
Proverb: Mũrĩi wiki akuaga o wiki
Translation: He who eats alone dies alone
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Gũcererwo ti, kwega
Translation: To be late is not good
Proverb: Gũcererwo tigũtĩra
Translation: Better late than never
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: To be late is not good
Proverb: Gũcererwo tigũtĩra
Translation: Better late than never
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Guoya ũtũragia,hinya
Translation: Fear preserves might
Proverb: Guoya ũtũragia,ũkĩa mũciĩ
Translation: Fear breeds poverty at home
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: Fear preserves might
Proverb: Guoya ũtũragia,ũkĩa mũciĩ
Translation: Fear breeds poverty at home
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Kaguoya kainũkire,kwao mũciĩ
Translation: The coward returned to his home
Proverb: Kaguoya kainũkĩre nyina, gekagima
Translation: The coward returned home safely to his mother.
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: The coward returned to his home
Proverb: Kaguoya kainũkĩre nyina, gekagima
Translation: The coward returned home safely to his mother.
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Wakũũra ndatũngaga, mũnyaka
Translation: He who is destined to fail does not encounter luck
Proverb: Wakũũra ndatũngaga, wa ndũgũ
Translation: He who is destined to fail does not meet with a relative
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: He who is destined to fail does not encounter luck
Proverb: Wakũũra ndatũngaga, wa ndũgũ
Translation: He who is destined to fail does not meet with a relative
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Thĩna ũtĩrĩ,mwene
Translation: Afflictions or poverty has no owner
Proverb: Thĩna ũtĩrĩ, mĩri
Translation: Afflictions or poverty has no roots
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: Afflictions or poverty has no owner
Proverb: Thĩna ũtĩrĩ, mĩri
Translation: Afflictions or poverty has no roots
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Gũtĩrĩ wĩriraga, agĩthiĩ ta agĩcoka
Translation: No one regrets what they leave behind but what they do not find when they return
Proverb: Gũtĩrĩ wĩriraga,agĩkua eriraga akĩiga thĩ
Translation: No one regrets when carrying a load but when he or she is laying it down
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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Translation: No one regrets what they leave behind but what they do not find when they return
Proverb: Gũtĩrĩ wĩriraga,agĩkua eriraga akĩiga thĩ
Translation: No one regrets when carrying a load but when he or she is laying it down
Language - Region: Gikuyu (Kenya)
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