Swahili Sayings And Quotes

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“Mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo. “A chlid grows up (exactly) the way you bring him/her up.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Aisifuye mvua imemnyea. “Anyone who praises the rain, it has rained on him.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Kuku mgeni hakosi kamba mguuni. “A new hen always has a string on one leg (because it is not familiar with its new environment).”
– Swahili Sayings

“Macho hayana pazia. “Eyes have no curtains.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Ngoja ngoja huumiza matumbo. “(The statement) – wait wait – damages the bowels.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Bendera hufuata upepo. “A flag follows (i.e. flutters according to) the wind.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Embe dodo sawa sawa na kisukari. “- Dodo – (a type of mango) is just as good as – kisukari – (a type of banana).”
– Swahili Sayings

“Siku njema huonekana asubuhi. “A good day is visible (i.e. evident) in the morning. ”
– Swahili Sayings

“Mpanda ovyo hula ovyo. “Anyone who plants/sows haphazardly, eats (i.e. reaps) haphazardly.”;
– Swahili Sayings

“Hasira ya mkizi ni furaha ya mvuvi. “The rage (i.e. wriggling) of a cuttle-fish is joy for the fisherman.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Tembo wakigombana, nyasi ndizo huumia. “When elephants quarrel (i.e. fight each other) it is the grass which suffers.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Mungu si Athumani. “God is not (Mr) Athumani.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Dua la kuku halimpati mwewe. “A hen’s prayer does affect a hawk/falcon (which swoops down to grab chicks).”
– Swahili Sayings

“Elimu haina mwisho. “Education has no end.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Akufukuzaye hakwambii toka. “Anyone who chucks (i.e. is trying to chuck) you out, does not tell you to go away/out.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Meno ya mbwa hayaumani. “The teeth of a dog do not bite each other.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Ada ya mja hunena, mwungwana ni kitendo. “The rite of a human being is to say something, (but) a gentleman is action (i.e. he acts instead of just talking).”
– Swahili Sayings

“Bandu bandu humaliza gogo. “An incessant bandu (wooden splinter or the noise of a log being hacked) finishes the log (i.e. finally there will be nothing left).”
– Swahili Sayings

“Fimbo ya mbali haiui nyoka. “A remote stick doesn’t kill a snake.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Waarabu wa Pemba huelewana kwa vilemba.”The Arabs from Pemba (the northern island of Zanzibar) communicate by means of turbans. ”
– Swahili Sayings

“Bahati mbaya haiji peke yake.”Bad luck (i.e. misfortune) does not come alone.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Kulea mimba si kazi, kazi ni kulea mwana. “Looking after a pregnancy is not work (i.e. difficult), it is work (i.e. much more difficult) to bring up a child.”
– Swahili Sayings

“Avumaye baharini ni papa, lakini kumbe wengine wapo. “The one who roars in the ocean is a shark, but there are also some others (i.e. other types of fish).”
– Swahili Sayings

“Debe tupu haliachi kuvuma. “An empty “debe” (a kind of square jerry can) does not stop roaring (i.e. making noise).”
– Swahili Sayings

“Mpanda ngazi hushuka. “He who ascends a ladder/staircase (eventually) descends.”
– Swahili Sayings

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