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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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Gutiri utuku utakiaga- Every night is followed by a dawn
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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McReggae wrote:AlphDoti wrote:Mukiri wrote:AlphDoti wrote:McReggae wrote:Are we now on proverbs or still at African proverbs? What do you think we are on? Didn't you read the subject? Don't you have your own, somebody asked you this before.Proverb: You should not be proud of a locust's head. Meaning: Someone should show humility if they wish to be respected.  This aggression is uncalled for. Atleast if we are to include proverbs from the taliban, its only fair to be told so. You still haven't answered my questtion? @Mc yes what I've posted here is African. @Mukiri is there anything to answer in your question? Maybe you want to make some fun, but it's misplaced. you never get out of your misconceptions and mistaken beliefs? Boss guys are qualifying their proverbs, Kikuyu, Luo, Oga, Ghanean etc....how about yours? I left out that intentionally. So that @Mc will continue thinking I'm who he thinks I'm. @mukiri you can choose to tell your kids these proverbs or not, up to you. Just know they are from "shakabala" aka handsome Black people as @chepkel called.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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Even the brave are scared by a lion three times: first by its tracks, again by its roar, and one last time face to face. -- Somali Proverb Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed everyday, it will come to an end at last. -- Somali Proverb A man with a sense of humor is never at a loss for words or action. -- Somali Proverb A man throws stones not words. -- Somali Proverb   The teeth and the tongue are close neighbors, and yet they sometimes bite each other. -- Somali Proverb
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/8/2013 Posts: 2,517
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Fuata nyuki ule asali Follow this tweep ==>[@africanproverbs]and marvel in a collection of thousands of african proverbs---> eg "😖😡KQ makes money for everyone except the shareholder 😏😏 " overheard in Wazua
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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Proverb: Eat your bowl/plate.
Meaning: Zero grazing. Everybody to "land" only within your territory. This world is now dangerous.
@Mukiri it's an African proverb, it's Kenyan. But I know you won't understand what I mean when I say it's "African", you'll still insist on the tribe (I'm Kenyan). ISOKEY.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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AlphDoti wrote:Proverb: Eat your bowl/plate.
Meaning: Zero grazing. Everybody to "land" only within your territory. This world is now dangerous.
@Mukiri it's an African proverb, it's Kenyan. But I know you won't understand what I mean when I say it's "African", you'll still insist on the tribe (I'm Kenyan). ISOKEY. Scale keeps getting lower. Now I just find you childish. A non-intelligent childish terrorist/sympathizer. But Im not giving up on you. When you man-up, I think there might be some hope.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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Mukiri wrote:AlphDoti wrote:Proverb: Eat your bowl/plate.
Meaning: Zero grazing. Everybody to "land" only within your territory. This world is now dangerous.
@Mukiri it's an African proverb, it's Kenyan. But I know you won't understand what I mean when I say it's "African", you'll still insist on the tribe (I'm Kenyan). ISOKEY. Scale keeps getting lower. Now I just find you childish. A non-intelligent childish terrorist/sympathizer. But Im not giving up on you. When you man-up, I think there might be some hope. @Mukiri now you're awarding scales? Judging? And abuse? I'm childish when I preempt yor question? Didn't I say you won't understand 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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Proverb: An enemy dies not of old age in foreign land (this is for @Kiash)
Meaning: You'll be burried at your own original place. This proverb reminds people about the inevitability of things. It was used by my people, during the colonial times, in reference to the colonialist. (African, Kenyan)
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Proverb: Water does not stay in the sky for ever.
Meaning: Suffering is not everlasting, therefore one should never despair. (African, Kenyan)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/27/2007 Posts: 3,604
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The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the roadside have the same problem *self explanatory* African parents don't know how to say sorry.. the closest you will get to a sorry is a 'have you eaten'
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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wazua wrote:
'A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet'
'There's no name that cannot raise an African child'
The Wazua spirit
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/8/2013 Posts: 2,517
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Sasa hii ni ya wapi ? Though the elephant is big, it doesn't give birth to twins."😖😡KQ makes money for everyone except the shareholder 😏😏 " overheard in Wazua
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/21/2013 Posts: 2,841 Location: Here
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>>He who knows not the way to the river should follow the trail of broken pots. >>I like this quote too, attributed to Desmond Tutu: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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Siringi wrote:Sasa hii ni ya wapi ? Though the elephant is big, it doesn't give birth to twins. weee siringi http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/its-twins-mama-elephant-gives-birth-to-first-known-male-twins-in-thailand.htmlVets in Thailand are baffled by the sudden death of a rare twin elephant at a zoo near the capital, Bangkok. The elephant, Joom, was one of a pair of twins - an unusual phenomenon among elephants.One twin usually dies sijui ni depression out of jealousy or what.  aaaw look at them.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/21/2011 Posts: 1,010
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Having a female as a best friend is like having a chicken as a pet...you will eat it one day!--Luhya proverb.
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/8/2012 Posts: 257
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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If you have heard of somebody, he is probably not doing anything good. Explanation: rarely to the realy people doing good things get heard. And in a matter of fact, someone telling the truth don't last very long
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/28/2008 Posts: 2,276 Location: Kibish
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And so do i!!!! Nadondosha meli kubwa seuze ngalawa!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/27/2010 Posts: 951 Location: Nyumbani
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AlphDoti wrote:Proverb: An enemy dies not of old age in foreign land (this is for @Kiash)
Meaning: You'll be burried at your own original place. This proverb reminds people about the inevitability of things. It was used by my people, during the colonial times, in reference to the colonialist. (African, Kenyan)
Similar to below:
Proverb: Water does not stay in the sky for ever.
Meaning: Suffering is not everlasting, therefore one should never despair. (African, Kenyan) Why me ? i might have changed Nationality so where i live might not be foreign
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