Proverbs & Sayings – Luo
From Rose Nyakwaka. Aora mar wat iridrok ye mos -tread softly in matters concerning relatives. Do not be too hard on them Kar chuny jatuo – Give a sick person what he [...]
Proverbs
“Mwacha Mila ni Mtumwa”
Proverbs & Sayings – Meru
From Flora Terah 1.Agiicuria ta kireere naiji uria akareera
– he hangs himself down like a bat, he definitely knows how he would float through the air. 2. [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Kikuyu
From Solomon Maina Kwa mwaria gûkîûra, kwa mûkiri kûorire tene. This implies on the person who speaks out his/her problems out v/s the [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Maasai
From Lynn Dikirr Menyaanyuk enchikati enkutuk o enolkurum – Bad words (abuse) coming from the mouth is worse than a fart i.e what you say with your mouth will not be [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Borana
From John Guyo in Marsabit, Kenya. Opsan qaloman – Patience makes a king. Send us more proverbs editor.wakenyacanada@gmail.com ~Wakenya [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Mbeere
From Prof. Kioko Ireri Mundu muka ni ndia ndiku – A woman is a deep sea. Ngiti ya gukumu ikumagira ndegeri – A dog which always barks will also bark at the plane. [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Kamba
From Ruth Mwende Nguli syoonthe iyiania musuoni umwe. – All monkeys cannot hang on one branch. Utatembeaa aasya iny’ia nowe wisi kuua – The person who has [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Kalenjin
From Vincent Bartoo. Ngosamis murya kobo kot nebo – Even if a rat smells, it belongs to some family. This proverb is used mainly to encourage families with wayward [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Luhya
From Isaiah Esipisu; Abanyole (Luhya) Community Ria omululu wakona khabili – Be fearful of the mighty in order to see another day. Amatsi kaila omwellema – Water [...]
Grass Will Grow
In tribute and prayers for parents who’ve had to bury their children, the poem Grass will grow by Kenyan Poet Jonathan Kariara [1935-1993]. If you should take [...]