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Nov. 2010: “It [a bug] grows up in dry wood, and yet it comes to maturity.” –  Gikuyu (Kenya) ProverbNov. 2010: “It [a bug] grows up in dry wood, and yet it comes to maturity.” –  Gikuyu (Kenya) ProverbNov. 2010: “It [a bug] grows up in dry wood, and yet it comes to maturity.” –  Gikuyu (Kenya) ProverbNov. 2010: “It [a bug] grows up in dry wood, and yet it comes to maturity.” –  Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
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Nov. 2010: “It [a bug] grows up in dry wood, and yet it comes to maturity.” – Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb

November 2009
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Iireragira ruku-ini ni ikaya kuigana. (Gikuyu)
It [a bug] grows up in dry wood, and yet it comes to maturity.
(English)
 
Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb


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