Somali Proverbs (76 Proverbs)
- A deer is an elder to its family.
(Somali Proverb)
- Either be a mountain or lean on one.
(Somali Proverb)
- Only water in your hands can satisfy your thirst.
(Somali Proverb)
- When a man sleeps, it is the same person when he wakes up.
(Somali Proverb)
- A dog which refuses a bone is not alive.
(Somali Proverb)
- Even the brave are scared by a lion three times: first by its tracks, again by its roar, and one last time face to face.
(Somali Proverb)
- Somalis don't say a false proverb.
(Somali Proverb)
- Where there is breast there can be no brain.
(Somali Proverb)
- A madman does not lack wisdom.
(Somali Proverb)
- Every camel was once upon time two years old.
(Somali Proverb)
- Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed everyday, it will come to an end at last.
(Somali Proverb)
- Where there is negotiation, there is hope for agreement.
(Somali Proverb)
- A man one year elder to you is one cunning year elder to you.
(Somali Proverb)
- He is a fool who marries an old woman without teeth.
(Somali Proverb)
- The best bed that a man can sleep on is peace.
(Somali Proverb)
- You don't go searching for bones in a lion's den.
(Somali Proverb)
- A man prolonging his age sees a camel giving birth.
(Somali Proverb)
- He who takes responsibility becomes the target of the people.
(Somali Proverb)
- The bridge is repaired only after someone falls in the water.
(Somali Proverb)
- You lend a false ear to false words.
(Somali Proverb)
- A man throws stones not words.
(Somali Proverb)
- He, who does not seize opportunity today, will be unable to seize tomorrow's opportunity.
(Somali Proverb)
- The child you sired hasn't sired you.
(Somali Proverb)
- You should discuss over a dog's hide when it concerns your interest.
(Somali Proverb)
- A man who has eaten something becomes shy.
(Somali Proverb)
- If people come together, they can even mend a crack in the sky.
(Somali Proverb)
- The ear cannot hold as much water as it does news.
(Somali Proverb)
- Your woman should be in the house or in the grave.
(Somali Proverb)
- A man with a sense of humor is never at a loss for words or action.
(Somali Proverb)
- If you want to dismantle a hedge, remove one thorn bush at a time.
(Somali Proverb)
- The most dangerous thing a man needs is woman.
(Somali Proverb)
- A married couple is neither enemies nor friends.
(Somali Proverb)
- Ignorance is blindness.
(Somali Proverb)
- The person who does not listen to an elder's advice gets his or her leg broken.
(Somali Proverb)
- A person stands next to a shade not next to words.
(Somali Proverb)
- Let what is on this side of the bank be washed out by the flood, and what is on that side of the bank be carried away by the wind.
(Somali Proverb)
- The stronger man will rule the house.
(Somali Proverb)
- A sinking persons grabs a straw.
(Somali Proverb)
- Men for tea, women for talk.
(Somali Proverb)
- The teeth and the tongue are close neighbors, and yet they sometimes bite each other.
(Somali Proverb)
- A brave man dies once, a coward a thousand times.
(Somali Proverb)
- A thousand assignations, one marriage.
(Somali Proverb)
- Oh hyena, you cannot drag away hides without making a sound.
(Somali Proverb)
- There is always a better man for every good man.
(Somali Proverb)
- A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope.
(Somali Proverb)
- An escaped lie does not reach the truth.
(Somali Proverb)
- One doesn't tell a man 'go away' but one shows him something so he will go.
(Somali Proverb)
- These youth taught their mother to give birth.
(Somali Proverb)
- A cat in her house has the teeth of a lion.
(Somali Proverb)
- An old wound will not go away.
(Somali Proverb)
- One refusing a sibling's advice breaks his arm.
(Somali Proverb)
- Think before you do.
(Somali Proverb)
- A childless old lady is obsessed with sea shells.
(Somali Proverb)
- Dogs understand each other by their barking, and men by their words.
(Somali Proverb)
- One shares food not words.
(Somali Proverb)
- To be without knowledge is to be without light.
(Somali Proverb)
- A coward dies before the courageous dies.
(Somali Proverb)
- Don't set out on a journey using someone else's donkey.
(Somali Proverb)
- One should rise to a person who sees you sitting.
(Somali Proverb)
- What you see is what you believe.
(Somali Proverb)
- To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
(Somali Proverb)
- The fowl digs out the blade that kills it.
(Somali Proverb)
- In the ocean, one does not need to sow water.
(Somali Proverb)
- He who does not shave you does not cut you.
(Somali Proverb)
- Do not walk into a snake pit with your eyes open.
(Somali Proverb)
- A man who dictates separates himself from others.
(Somali Proverb)
- A brave man is scared of a lion three times: first when he sees the tracks; second when he hears the first roar; and third when they are face to face.
(Somali Proverb)
- Where I make my living, there is my home.
(Somali Proverb)
- Where I make a living, there is my home.
(Somali Proverb)
- A brother is like one's shoulder.
(Somali Proverb)
- A coward is full of precaution.
(Somali Proverb)
- A thief is always under suspicion.
(Somali Proverb)
- One cannot count on riches.
(Somali Proverb)
- Poverty is slavery.
(Somali Proverb)
- Water and milk do not mix.
(Somali Proverb)
- Wisdom does not come overnight.
(Somali Proverb)
More Somali Proverbs (Based on Topics)
Man - Lions - Woman - Water - Wisdom & Knowledge - Home - Dogs - Faces - Birth - Friendship - Cowardice - Light - Truth - Agreements - Slavery - Food - Proverbs - Opportunity - Brothers - View All Somali Proverbs
Buy books and product about Somali @ Amazon