Postproverbials

Postproverbial: Atonga mayot emayombo koth
Translation: The light basket can escape the rain
Proverb: Atonga akwaya tikode kingiyo dhoge
Translation: A borrowed basket is handled with care
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Hap wadu ok mari
Translation: Another person's luck is not yours
Proverb: Hawi loyo rieko
Translation: Luck is better than wisdom
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Ich bugo
Translation: The stomach is a hole
Proverb: Ich lach nonego Okal Tako
Translation: Greed killed Okal Tako
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Maro jadimbre
Translation: The mother-in-law has decorum
Proverb: Maro oketho Ugunja
Translation: The mother-in-law ruined Ugunja
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Nyako bende mana nyodo
Translation: Even a girl is a product of birth
Proverb: p1:Nyako bende mana nyathi
Translation: A girl is also a child
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Janyawo dhoge ngeny
Translation: A weakling is talkative
Proverb: Janyawo ok ket e kwer
Translation: A weakling is never made to plough
Language - Region: Luo (Kenya)
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Postproverbial: Kalang'o dage kitang'
Translation: One has to be cautious in the land of the Kalenjin
Proverb: Kalang’o ok kunie
Translation: There is no sulking in the land of the Kalenjin
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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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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Postproverbial: Ba mu iya ba, an ce da tsofaffin PDP su karanta Fatiha
Translation: We do not know how to go about it, said the old men of PDP when asked to read Fatiha
Proverb: Ba mu iya ba, an ce da tsofaffi suyi rawa
Translation: We do not know how to go about it, said the old men when told to dance
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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