August 1, 2017

August 2017 You milk someone else’s cow while watching the gate. Tachoni (Kenya) Proverb

  Okhama ing’ombe nolengela iketi. (Tachoni)
Ukikamua ng’ombe ya wenyewe huwe ukiangalia langoni. (Swahili)
Tu extrais la vache de quelqu'untout en regardant à la porte. (French)
You milk someone else’s cow while watching the gate. (English)

Tachoni (Kenya) Proverb

May 3, 2017

Sukuma Legacy Project

This Sukuma Legacy Project promotes the history, culture, Oral Literature —  Stories, Proverbs, Sayings, Riddles and Songs — and visual representations of the Sukuma People in […]
May 2, 2017

May, 2017 It is better to be poor when one is young rather than become poor in old age. Teso (Kenya, Uganda) Proverb

  Adio kopali palite eroko ijo edite akilanya arauni ijo lokopala plani kimojong ijo. (Teso)
Ni heri kuwa maskini ukiwa kijana badala kuwa maskini katika uzee. (Swahili)
Mieux vaut d’être pauvre quand on est encore jeune que de devenir pauvre à la vieillesse. (French)
It is better to be poor when one is young rather than become poor in old age. (English)

Teso (Kenya, Uganda) Proverb

April 1, 2017

April, 2017 The cow that has milk will never lack someone milking it. Runyankore (Uganda) Proverb

  Egabire tebura kikama. (Runyankore)
Ng’ombe yenye maziwa haikosi mtu wa kuikamua. (Swahili)
La vache qui a du lait ne manquera pas quelqu’un pour la traire. (French)
The cow that has milk will never lack someone milking it. (English)

Runyankore (Uganda) Proverb

March 1, 2017

March, 2017 A small house will hold a hundred friends. Duruma (Kenya) Proverb

 

Chumba chidide chinaidima kuphenya atu mirongo kumi. (Duruma)
Chumba kidogo huweza kuwa na marafiki mia moja. (Swahili)
Une seule maison peut avoir cent amis. (French)
A small house will hold a hundred friends. (English)

Duruma (Kenya) Proverb


“Chirondoni” “Tseka” (Duruma)
“Chumba chidide china atu anji?” “Payu.”

“Kitendawili.” “Tega.” (Swahili)
“Chumba kidogo chenye watu wengi?” “Papai.”

“Je ai une énigme." " Laissez-le venir." (French)
“Une petite maison avec beaucoup de gens?” “Une papaya.”

“I have a riddle.” “Let it come.”
“A small house with many people?”… “Pawpaw.”

Duruma (Kenya) Riddle