Swahilii Proverbs

Methali za kiswahili â€- Swahili maxims 1. Adhabu ya kaburi aijua maiti, Theâ touture of the grave is just known by the cadaver 2. Akiba haiozi, A save won't rot 3. Asifuye mvuwa imemnyea. He who gestures of recognition downpour has been come down on. 4. Akili nyingi huondowa maarifa. Incredible mind drives away astuteness 5. Asiye kubali kushindwa si mshindani. He who doesn't concede rout isn't an athlete 6. Atangaye na jua hujuwa. He meanders around by day a ton, learns a great deal 7. Asiye kuwapo na lake halipo. On the off chance that you are missing you lose your offer 8. Avumaye baharini dad kumbe wengi wapo. Shark is the acclaimed one in ocean the however they numerous others 9. Baada ya dhiki faraja. After hardship comes alleviation. 10. Baniani mbaya kiatu chake dawa. A malevolent Indian yet his bussiness is acceptable. 11. Bendera hufuata upepo. A banner follows the bearing of the breeze. 12. Bilisi wa mtu ni mtu. The malicious soul of a man is a man. 13. Chamlevi huliwa na mgema. The boozer's cash is being devoured by palm-wine trapper. 14. Chanda chema huvikwa pete. An attractive finger gets the ring. 15. Chombo cha kuzama hakina usukani. A sinking vessel needs no route. 16. Chovya †chovya yamaliza buyu la asali. Consistent plunging will purge goud of nectar 17. Dalili ya mvua mawingu. Mists are the indication of downpour 18. Damu nzito kuliko maji. Blood is thicker than water 19. Dawa ya moto ni moto. the cure of fire will be fire 20. Dua la kuku halimpati mwewe. the scourge of the fowl doesn't trouble the kite. 21. Fadhila ya punda ni mateke. Appreciation of a jackass is a kick. 22. Fimbo ya mbali hayiuwi nyoka. A wepon which you don't have close by wont slaughter a snake. 23. Fuata nyuki ule asali. Follow honey bees and you will get nectar 24. Fumbo mfumbe mjinga mwerevu huligangua. Put a conundrum to a numb-skull a cunning individual will settle it 25. Ganda la mua la jana chungu kaona kivuno. The skin of yesteday's sugarcane is a havest to an insect. 26. Haba na haba hujaza kibaba. Gradually tops off the measure. 27. Hapana marefu yasio na mwisho. They is no separation that has no closure. 28. Hakuna siri ya watu wawili. They is no mystery between two individuals. 29. Haraka haina baraka. Rush has no favors 30. Hasira, hasara. Outrage brings loss(Damage) 31. Heri kufa macho kuliko kufa moyo. It is smarter to lose your eyes than to lose your heart. 32. Heri kujikwa kidole kuliko ulimi. Preferable to bumble with toe over toungue. 33. Hiari ya shinda utumwa. Intentional is superior to compel. 34. Hucheka kovu asiye kuwa na jeraha. He snickers at scar who has gotten no injury. 35. Ihsani (hisani)haiozi. Generosity doesn't go spoiled. 36. Ikiwa hujui kufa,tazama kaburi. On the off chance that you don't realize passing glance at the grave. 37. Jina jema hungara gizani. A decent name sparkles in obscurity. 38. Jino la pembe si dawa ya pengo. An ivory tooth isn't remedy for the lost tooth. 39. Jitihadi haiondoi kudura. Exertion won't counter confidence. 40. Jogoo la shamba haliwiki mjini. The town cockerel doesn't crow around. 41. Kafiri akufaye si Isilamu asiyekufa. A heathen who benefits you turn isn't care for a Muslim who doesn't 42. Kamba hukatika pabovu. A rope parts where it is most slender. 43. Kanga hazai ugenini. A guine-fowl not lay eggs on bizarre spots 44. Kawaida ni kama sheria. Use resembles law 45. Kawia ufike. Better defer and arrive. 46. Kazi mbaya siyo mchezo mwema. A terrible activity isn't as wothless as a decent game 47. Kelele za mlango haziniwasi usingizi. The squeaking of the entryway denies me of no rest. 48. Kenda karibu na kumi. Nine is close to ten. 49. Kiburi si maungwana. Haughtiness isn't courteous. 50. Kichango kuchangizana. Everybody ought to contribute when assortment is made. 51. Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa. One finger canot execute a mite. 52. Kingiacho mjini si haramu. That is trendy around is rarely precluded. 53. Kikulacho ki nguoni mwako. That which gobbles you up is in your apparel. 54. Kila chombo kwa wimblile. Each vessel has its own waves 55. Kila mlango na ufunguwo wake. Each entryway with its own key 56. Kila mtoto na koja lake. To each kid his own neck trimming 57. Kila mwamba ngoma ,ngozi huivuta kwake. Each who streches a skin on a drum,pulls the skin own his own side. 58. Kila ndege huruka na mbawa zake. Each feathered creature flies with its own wings. 59. Kilio huanza mfiwa ndipo wa mbali wakaingia. The beareved starts the howling last others join. 0. Kimya kingi kina mshindo mkubwa. Along quiet followed by powerful commotion. 61. Kinga na kinga ndipo moto uwakapo. One torch after another keeps fire consuming. 62. Kinyozi hajinyoi. A hair stylist doesn't shave himself. 63. Kinywa ni jumba la maneno. Mouth is the home of words. 64. Kipendacho moyo ni dawa. What the heart wants is medication to it. 65. Kipya kinyemi ingawa kidonda. Another thing is a souce of euphoria regardless of whether is sore. 66. Kisebusebu na roho kipapo. Can't and needing simultaneously. 67. Kisokula mlimwengu,sera nale. what isn't eaten by a man,let the fallen angel eat it. 68. Kitanda usicho kilala hujui kunguni wake. You canot know the bugs of a bed that you have not lain on. 69. Kivuli cha fimbo hakimfichi mtu jua. Shadow of a stick canot shield one from the sun. 70. Kiwi cha yule ni chema cha;hata ulimwengu uwishe. The blindnes of that one is his favorable luck 71. Kizuri chajiuza kibaya chajitembeza. Something worth being thankful for sells it self a terrible one publicizes it self 72. Konzo ya maji haifumbatiki. A handfull of water can not be gotten a handle on. 73. Kosa moja haliachi mke. One flaw doesn't warrant separation of a spouse 74. Kozi mwandada ,kulala na njaa kupenda. A goshawk is an egg child,if dozes hungry its his own flaw. 75. Kuagiza kufyekeza. e One eye of an ace sees more than four of a servent. 76. Kuambizana kuko kusikilizana hapana. Offering guidance yet nobody tunes in. 77. Kucha M'ngu si kilemba cheupe. The dread of God isn't wearing a white turban. 78. Kuchamba kwingi,kuondoka na mavi. Disregard well! You wont improve matters by continuing tinkering 79. Kufa kufaana. P assing has its preferences too ie it benifits the individuals who acquire. 80. Kufa kwa jamaa, harusi. The demise of not a relative is a wedding. Contrasted with a demise of a relative 81. Kufa kwa mdomo,mate hutawanyika. At the point when the leader of the family dies,that family separates. 82. Kuishi kwingi ni kuona mengi. To live long is to see a lot. 83. Kujikwa si kuanguka,bali ni kwenda mbele. To bumble isn't tumbling down yet it is to go ahead. 84. Kukopa harusi kulipa matanga. Obtaining resembles a wedding ,reimbursing resembles grieving. 85. Kuku havunji yai lake. A hen doesn't break her own eggs. 86. Kuku mgeni hakosi kamba mguuni. Another fowl consistently has string around its legs. 87. Kula kutamu ,kulima mavune. Eating is sweet ,burrowing is exhaustion. 88. Kulea mimba si kazi kulea mwana. It isn't difficult to nurture a pregnency,but it is difficult to raise a youngster. 89. Kunako matanga kume kufa mtu. Where they is grieving somebody has passed on. 0. Kunguru mwoga hukimbiza mbawa zake. The meek crow pulls back his wings from hurt. 91. Kupanda mchongoma ,kushuka ngoma. You may climb a thistle tree,and be not able to descend. 92. Kupoteya njia ndiyo kujua njia. To get lost is to gain proficiency with the way. 93. Kutoa ni moyo usambe ni utajiri. Noble cause is the matter of the heart not of the pocket. 94. Kutu kuu ni la mgeni. Old rust is for the outsider. 95. Kuzima koleo si mwisho wa uhunzi. Cooling the tongs isn't end of fashioning. 96. Kwa mwoga huenda kicheko na kwa shujaa huenda kilio. I. e. hesitancy frequently finishes in a snicker, boasting in a regret. 97. Kwenda mbio siyo kufika. To run isn't neccessarily to show up. 98. Kwenye miti hakuna wajenzi. Where there trees,there are no developers. 99. La kuvunda(kuvunja) halina rubani. A vessel running agroud has no chief. 100. La kuvunda (kuvunja)halina ubani. They is no incence for something spoiling. 101. Lake mtu halimtapishi bali humchefusha. One's noxious doesn't sicken one self however just disguts one. 102. Leo ni leo asemayo kesho ni mwongo. Today will be today who says tommorrow is a liar 103. Liandikwalo ndiyo liwalo. That which is composed by God is what is. 104. Lila na fila hazitangamani. Great and fiendishness will never blend. 105. Lipitalo ,hupishwa . Things dont simply occur by mishaps 106. Lisemwalo lipo,ikiwa halipo laja. What is benig discussed is here,and if its not it's comming around behind. 107. Lisilokuwapo moyoni,halipo machoni. Out of the picture and therefore irrelevant. 108. Maafuu hapatilizwi. You dont take viengeance on absurdity. 109. Macho hayana pazia. Eyes have no screens,they see all that is inside view. 110. Mafahali wawili hawakai zizi moja. Two bulls don't live in a similar shade. 111. Maiti haulizwi sanda. A dead individual isn't requested a cover. 112. Maji hufuata mkondo. water follows momentum. I. e. swim with current. 113. Maji huteremka bondeni,hayapandi mlima. Water streams down the valley doesn't climb the slope. 114. Maji ukiyavuliya nguo huna budi kuyaogelea. In the event that you take of your garments for water you should wash. 115. Maji usiyoyafika hujui wingi wake. You can not have the foggiest idea about the degree of water in a lake that you have never been to. 116. Maji ya kifufu ni bahari ya chungu. Water in a coconut shell resembles a sea to an insect. 117. Maji yakija hupwa. At the point when tide is high,it ebbs. 118. Mpanda ngazi hushuka. He who ascends a stepping stool descends once more. I. e. Nothing can escape the pull of gravity 119. Maji yakimwagika hayazoleki. In the event that water is split,it can not be gotten together. 120. Majumba makubwa husitiri mambo. Enormous houses disguise a great deal. 121. Majuto ni mjukuu. Second thoughts resemble a child,They come some extensive time after occasion. 122. Manahodha wengi chombo huenda mrama. With numerous captains,the transport doesn't cruise appropriately. I. e. Such a large number of cooks ruin the stock. 123. Maneno makali hayavunji mfupa. Words alone wont break bones. 124. Maneno mema hutowa nyoka pangoni. Pleasent words will draw the snake from its gap. 125. Masikini akipata matako hulia mbwata. At the point when a poor man gets something he gloats of his new riches. 126. Masikini haokoti,akiokota huambiwa kaiba. A poor man doesn't get things if does they say he took them. 127. Masikini na mwanawe