March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month March, 2002 Nguru iri matugu. (Tharaka) Mjinga huwa na siku nyingi. (Swahili) A fool has many days. (English) Tharaka ( Kenya […]
March 1, 2008
African Proverb of the Month July, 2001 Mbaara ti ûcûrû. (Gikuyu) Vita si uji. (Swahili) War is not porridge. (English) Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb Background, Explanation, […]
March 1, 2008
Iireragira ruku-ini ni ikaya kuigana. It [a bug] grows up in dry wood, and yet comes to maturity. Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb Explanation: There is a type […]
February 27, 2008
Atannayita: y’atenda nnyina obufumbi (=okufumba) The person who has not traveled widely thinks his or her mother is the only cook (the best cook). Ganda […]