Translation:
Two wives are two pots of poison
Postproverbial:
Aka erĩ nĩ, mageri
Translation:
Two wives are temptations
Comments:
The traditional proverb realises that in polygamous marriages, the husband is not attracted to the wives in the same way and the wives are therefore wont to be jealous of each other. In such circumstances, they may wish ill for her co-wife. P2, dwells on the problems of management in polygamous mariages, hence discourages men from indulging in polygamy
Language - Region:
gikuyu-kenya