Proverbs in luo-kenya

Curator(s)

Prof. Peter Wasamba & Edna Dorine Olondo

pwasamba@gmail.com, ednahdoreen92@gmail.com

University of Nairobi

Proverb: Kalang’o ok kunie
Translation: There is no sulking in the land of the Kalenjin
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Jakisuma ok or e dero
Translation: A beggar is never sent to the granary
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Chan man kowadu ok moni nindo
Translation: Your brother’s poverty does not make you sleepless
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Hawi loyo rieko
Translation: Luck is better than wisdom
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Jadhako achiel nyawang’e otho
Translation: A man with one wife has a bad eye
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Kwot ogwal ok mon dhiang’modho
Translation: The swelling of the frog does not stop the cow from drinking
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Thuon achiel ok riemb wasigu
Translation: One brave person cannot defeat the enemy
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Kik iyany nyang’ ka pod in ei pi
Translation: Do not insult the crocodile when you are still in the water
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Iyom yom ka dhako
Translation: You are as weak as a woman
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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Proverb: Ngat ma rikni kitho nono
Translation: An industrious person does not die unrewarded
Language - Region: luo-kenya
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