Translation:
The river drowns a seasoned swimmer
Postproverbial:
Rũĩ rũtwaraga, ndũma
Translation:
The river drowns arrowroots
Comments:
In the original proverb river and the expert swimmer are metaphorical of live situations in which nature dominates man. The postproverbial is literal as demonstrated by the semantic choice of arrowroots which grow in river banks
Language - Region:
gikuyu-kenya
Label:
river
drown
arrowroots