Proverbs in kiswahili-east africa

Curator(s)

Dr. Ahmad Kipacha

ahmadi.kipacha@nm-aist.ac.tz, ahkipacha@gmail.com

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania

Proverb: Wengi wape
Translation: Give to many people. Lit: You cannot go against the opinion of the majority].
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Ukiona vyaelea jua vimeumdwa
Translation: If you see vessels afloat, know that they have been built
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Zimwi likujualo halikuli likakwisha
Translation: A ghost that knows you will not devour you completely
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Ukitaka uzuri, sharti udhurike
Translation: If you want beauty, you must be harmed
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Subira huvuta heri
Translation: Patience brings blessings
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Usisafirie nyota ya mwenzio
Translation: Do not travel on someone else's star
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Usiache mbachao kwa msala upitao
Translation: Don't throw away your old rag for a borrowed mat
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Titi la nyati halikamuliwi kwa staha
Translation: A breast of buffalo is carefully squeezed
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Wajinga ndiyo waliwao
Translation: Fools are losers
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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Proverb: Ukishikwa shikamana
Translation: When you are pressed, allow yourself to be held
Language - Region: kiswahili-east africa
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