Musili nokage mungobi nokage muloli wa moso. (Holoholo) Mpiga ngoma na mwimbaji ndo wanafaida ila musikilizaji hana faida. (Swahili) Le tambourin et le chanteur sont les plus importants et non ceux qui suivent la musique. (French) A drummer and a singer are the beneficiary not the listener. (English) |
Kekur lala olgejep. (Samburu) Watu wa jamii moja hawafichani mambo na hujadiliana juu ya lolote. (Swahili) Les membres de meme famille sont ouvert, l’un a l’autre et peuvent discuter n’importe quoi. (French) Members of the same family are open to each other and can discuss anything. (English) |
Samburu (Kenya) Proverb
Tetela: Diwala eko kalasa le wadi l’umi (Tetela) |
Tetela (Democratic Republic of Congo) Proverb
Botbeupeukbo be teunyen ban a boromevo’o (Eton) Mambo makubwa inabadilishwa na wazee (Swahili) Major problems have solution with the old men (English) Les grands problèmes trouvent solution avec les vieux (French) |
Eton (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tome) Proverb
Giriama : Mjeni loka mwenyeji apone English: It is obvious when you receive a visitor and you cook for him or her you will eat too Swahili :Ni kawaida ukipata mgeni na umpikie,nawe pia utakula. French: Ilest indubitable que le visiteurrégalebien le visité. |
Giriama (Kenya) Proverb
Yessera itta kkalli iharali. (Burji) Jina nzuri ni bora kuliko harufu nzuri. (Swahili) Mieux vant un bonne nomque, une bonne adeur. (French) A good name is better than a nice scent. (English) |
Maborei kuinet ab teta moitantanyin. (Kalenjin) Pembe ya ng’ombe haiwezi kuua ndama yake. (Swahili) Une corne de vache ne peut pas tuer son veau. (French) A cow’s horn cannot kill its calf. (English) |
Ya basapudi yona bubutule. (Luba--Katanga) Wambea wavunja mawasiliano kati ya familia. (Swahili) Les bobards de gens detruisent les relations familiales. (French) Tall stories destroy the family relationship. (English) |
Luba--Katanga (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC) Proverb
Omurhabana ye cinamula ezagwire. (Havu) Muvulana ndiye husimamisha nyumba zilizoanguka. (Swahili) C’est le garçon qui relève les maisons détruites (en ruines). (French) It is the boy who lifts up the fallen houses (ruins). (English) |
Havu (Democratic Republic of Congo -- DRC) Proverb