Haraka haraka haina baraka
Haste has no blessing
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Proverbs
Methali
Methali ni nyenzo ya busara. A coastal sitting still opens with one. Elders may correct tone and town.
Yoruba Igbo Hausa Ogu (Egun) Swahili Add one
Haba na haba hujaza kibaba
Little by little fills the measure
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Penye nia pana njia
Where there is will, there is a way
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Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa
One finger does not kill a louse
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Mwenda pole hajikwai
The one who goes slowly does not stumble
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Asiyefunzwa na mamaye hufunzwa na ulimwengu
Who is not taught by their mother is taught by the world
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Baada ya dhiki faraja
After hardship, relief
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Usipoziba ufa utajenga ukuta
If you do not fill the crack you will build a whole wall
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Mtaka cha mvunguni sharti ainame
Who wants what is under the bed must bend
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Samaki mkunje angali mbichi
Bend the fish while it is still fresh
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Mgaagaa na upwa hali wali mkavu
Who bustles on the shore does not eat dry rice
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Bandu bandu huisha gogo
Chip by chip finishes the log
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Heri kufa macho kuliko kufa moyo
Better to lose the eyes than the heart
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Asiyekubali kushindwa si mshindani
Who cannot accept defeat is not a competitor
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Mchumia jozi, hula na wake
Who gathers nuts eats with their own
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Mwenye pupa hadiriki kula tamu
The hasty do not get to eat the sweet
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Chelewa chelewa utapata mwana si wako
Delay delay and the child will not be yours
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Dawa ya moto ni moto
The medicine for fire is fire
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Fadhaa ya mtu si kama ya mwenzake
A person's panic is not like another's
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Ganda la muwa haliwi tunda
The banana peel is not the fruit
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Heri nusu ya shari kuliko shari kamili
Better half a trouble than a full one
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Ihsani ikizidi, huwa upumbavu
When kindness exceeds, it becomes foolishness
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Jino la pembe si teuzi ya tembo
An ivory tooth is not the elephant's choice alone
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Kinyozi hajinyoi
A barber does not shave himself
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Lisilo na mkoma hujikoma lilo
What has no one to end it ends itself
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Mpanda ngazi hushuka
Who climbs a ladder comes down
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Nazi mbovu harabu ya nzima
A rotten coconut spoils the good ones
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Ovyo huleta ovyo
Carelessness brings carelessness
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Paka akiondoka, panya hutawala
When the cat leaves, the rats rule
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Shida ya mtu haifahamiki na mwenzake
A person's trouble is not known by another
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Tamaa mbele, mauti nyuma
Desire in front, death behind
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Usimwamshe aliyelala, hulala wewe
Do not wake the sleeper, or you will sleep
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Wapiganapo tembo nyasi huumia
When elephants fight, the grass suffers
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Ya kusini hayafiki kaskazini
What is of the south does not reach the north unchanged
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Zawadi ni tunda la moyo
A gift is fruit of the heart
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Asiyesikia la mkuu huvunjika guu
Who does not hear the elder breaks a leg
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Biashara haifanyi urafiki
Trade does not make friendship by itself
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Chovya chovya humaliza buyu la asali
Dipping and dipping finishes the gourd of honey
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Dalili ya mvua ni mawingu
The sign of rain is clouds
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Elimu ni urithi, ujinga ni umaskini
Learning is inheritance; ignorance is poverty
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Fuata nyuki ule asali
Follow the bees and eat honey
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Hasira, hasara
Anger, loss
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Ivumayo haidumu
What is loud does not last
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Jogoo wa shamba hawiki mjini
A farm cock does not crow in town the same way
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Kuku mgeni hakosi kamba mguuni
A guest hen does not lack a string on the leg
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Lipa deni uwe huru
Pay the debt and be free
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Majuto ni mjukuu
Regret is a grandchild — it comes later
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Nyani haoni kundule
The monkey does not see its own backside
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Penye wengi pana mengi
Where there are many, there is much
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Sahani ikivunjika, bado ni udongo
If the plate breaks, it is still clay
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Umoja ni nguvu, utengano ni udhaifu
Unity is strength; division is weakness
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Vita havina macho
War has no eyes
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Wema hauozi
Kindness does not rot
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Asiyekubali kusaidiwa hashindwi na mizigo
Who refuses help is not beaten only by loads
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Bendera hufuata pepo
A flag follows the wind
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Chungu kibichi hajaiva
A green pot is not yet ready
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Dua la kuku halimpati mwewe
The hen's prayer does not catch the hawk
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Faida ya subira ni kheri
The profit of patience is blessing
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Gharama ya ujinga ni kubwa
The cost of ignorance is great
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Haziwi chane, haziwi tunda
It is not a blossom, it is not a fruit
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Imani huondoa woga
Trust removes fear
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Jifya linawaka, mkate unaiva
While the hearth burns, the bread bakes
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Kazi ndiyo ufunguo wa maisha
Work is the key of life
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Lisemwalo lipo
What is spoken of is there
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Maji yakijaa, huvuja
When water is full, it leaks
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Ncha ya msu huumiza
The tip of the sword hurts
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Pesa ni mzunguko
Money is a circle
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Siku za mwizi ni arobaini
The thief's days are forty
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Tunda bivu hujitenga
Ripe fruit separates itself
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Usimwambie kiziwi siri
Do not tell a secret to the deaf
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Wengi wape, kidogo kikutoshe
Give to many; a little should suffice
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Asiyekumbuka asili hajui aendako
Who forgets origin does not know where they go
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Bila desturi si taifa
Without custom there is no nation
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Chakula cha jana hakiwashi leo
Yesterday's food does not light today
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Dunia mzunguko
The world is a turning
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Embe mbovu halitengenezi kinywaji kizuri
A rotten mango does not make a good drink
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Fimbo ya mbali haiui nyoka
A distant stick does not kill the snake
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Heshima si utumwa
Respect is not slavery
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Ikae chini, uone mbali
Sit low and see far
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Jirani ni ndugu wa karibu
A neighbour is the nearby sibling
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Kosa la leo ni funzo la kesho
Today's fault is tomorrow's lesson
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Mwenye kovu hajisahau
Who has a scar does not forget
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Neno limetoka, haliwezi kurudi
A word that has left cannot return
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Pema usijeke, pema unakokaa
Do not soil the good place where you sit
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Subira yavuta heri
Patience pulls blessing
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Ua lina miiba
A flower has thorns
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Vita vya nyumbani havina mshindi
A house war has no winner
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Waliopanda wanavuna
Who planted, harvest
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Asiyesafiri hajui, asiyesikiliza hasikii
Who does not travel does not know; who does not listen does not hear
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Bila lugha, desturi hufa
Without language, custom dies
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Chura hafanyi ng'ombe
A frog does not become a cow
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Damu ni nzito kuliko maji
Blood is heavier than water
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Fungua macho kabla ya kinywa
Open the eyes before the mouth
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Hasara ya leo ni faida ya kesho ikifunzwa
Today's loss is tomorrow's profit if learned
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Imani ya watu ni desturi
The faith of a people is custom
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Jua linawaka kwa wote
The sun burns for everyone
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Kinywa ni mlango wa shida na baraka
The mouth is a door of trouble and blessing
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Methali ni kioo cha lugha
A proverb is a mirror of the language
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Nyumba hujengwa na watu, si mawe tu
A house is built by people, not stones only
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Ondoa ufa kabla ya ukuta
Remove the crack before the wall
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Pwani ina mawimbi, nyumba ina kanuni
The coast has waves; the house has rules
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Safari ndefu huanza na hatua
A long journey starts with a step
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Tunda la elimu ni tabia
The fruit of learning is character
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Ukweli hauogopi nuru
Truth does not fear light
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Vibaraka vya haraka havikai
Hasty blessings do not stay
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Wazee ni maktaba hai
Elders are a living library
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Asiyesema methali hasemi Kiswahili kamili
Who never speaks a proverb does not speak full Swahili
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Bila nia, njia hizika
Without will, the path is buried
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Chukua desturi, usichukue kisasi
Take custom; do not take revenge
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Daima kidogo, si mara moja kingi
Always a little, not once a lot
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Fumbo ni ufunguo wa methali
A riddle is a key to a proverb
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