Friday, February 26, 2021
Swahili Proverbs (424 Proverbs)
- A dead person is not asked for a shroud.
(Swahili Proverb)
- A person does not objects to being called, he objects to what he is called for.
(Swahili Proverb)
- A wepon which you don't have in hand wont kill a snake.
(Swahili Proverb)
- Clouds are the sign of rain.
(Swahili Proverb)
- Give a wizard a child to bring up.
(Swahili Proverb)
- He who fixes his mind much on water ends up not drinkink it.
(Swahili Proverb)
- If the palmwine tapper is praised, he dilutes the palm-wine with water.
(Swahili Proverb)
- One finger canot kill a louse.
(Swahili Proverb)
- Slow moving lion eats meat.
(Swahili Proverb)
- The fear of God is not wearing a white turban.
(Swahili Proverb)
- To get lost is to learn the way.
(Swahili Proverb)
- When you go among one-eyed people, put out your own eye.
(Swahili Proverb)
- Your own bad place is far better than your companion's place.
(Swahili Proverb)
- A good thing sells it self a bad one advertises it self.
(Swahili Proverb)
- A rope parts where it is thinnest.
(Swahili Proverb)
- An empty hand is not licked.
(Swahili Proverb)
- Do not compete with Kari, Kari comes from God.
(Swahili Proverb)
- He wanders around by day a lot, learns a lot.
(Swahili Proverb)
- He who praises rain has been rained on.
(Swahili Proverb)
- If you find your own house is on fire, you may be sure that your neighbour's house is burning much more fiercely.
(Swahili Proverb)
- One who rides two horses at once will split asunder.
(Swahili Proverb)
- The beareved begins the wailing latter others join.
(Swahili Proverb)
- The prayer of the chicken hawk does not get him the chicken.
(Swahili Proverb)
- War has no eyes.
(Swahili Proverb)
- Where there are plenty of trees there are no builders.
(Swahili Proverb)
- A bird that imitates others does not get used to a place.
(Swahili Proverb)
- A lazy person with a nephwe does not eat dry rice.
(Swahili Proverb)
- A thief is a rogue but the one who repays is a gentleman.
(Swahili Proverb)
- As you bring up a child, so he will be.
(Swahili Proverb)
- Every bird flies with its own wings.
(Swahili Proverb)
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