March 9, 2008
“African Proverbs on Peace and War.” Collected and compiled by Annetta Miller. Mennonite Central Committee, Nairobi, Kenya: Privately Duplicated, 1998. 41 pp. A collection of 1,031 […]
March 9, 2008
“Contemporary Sayings and Changing Patterns of Social Relations in Nairobi” by Joseph Kariuki in L’AFRIQUE ORIENTALE Annuaire 2004, Charton H.& Medard C.(eds), L’HARMATTAN, Paris, 2005. This […]
March 8, 2008
situs toto
March 8, 2008
Ca ygwa opi ro ongona tiza ondro kandra kozi ka’do te owo’. (Moru).Mwana wa chifu anatakiwa kuokota kuni wakati mustakabali wake utakapomwangamiza. (Swahili)The chief’s son has […]
March 8, 2008
Koklo metsoa pu adika soa avu o (Ewe-Mina) Le chien n’est pas inquiet quand la poule s’empare de l’os (French) The dog does not worry […]
March 8, 2008
Zakoma-zakoma, pusi adagwa (anagwa) chagada (cagada). (Nyanja, Chewa) Asiyesikia la mkuu huvunjika guu. (Figurative Swahili) Greed led the monkey to fall on its back. (Literal […]
March 8, 2008
Jojutupii ngakumanya mwini nzala. (Matengo)Aliyekwisha kushiba hamjui mwenye njaa. (Swahili)The person who has eaten and satisfied himself or herself does not care for the one who […]
March 8, 2008
Mila mata, pewiyomboka mtandu wa libihi. (Ngoni)Umeze mate unapovuka juu ya daraja la gogo moja. (Literal Swahili)Penye kikwazo piga moyo konde. (Figurative Swahili)Swallow saliva before you […]
March 8, 2008
Takipar bich che meloljinge ma. (Tugen)How easy it is to defeat people who do not kindle fire for themselves. (English) Tugen (Kenya) explanation… […]