Kamba - Riddles and Proverbs The following proverbs and riddles are mostly from Mwikali Kieti and Peter Coughlin's "Barking, You'll be Eaten! The Wisdom of Kamba Oral Literature" (1990: Phoenix Publishers Ltd., PO Box 18650 Nairobi).

The Kamba tribe in Kenya is one of the largest tribes in the country, making up 11% of the country’s population. For anyone who is interested in learning the colorful Kamba language, here are a few words to start with! 1. Wakyeewa ata? – Good morning. 2. Wi museo? – Are you fine? 3. Ni museo – I am fine. 4. Ni muvea – Thank you. 5.

Aug 21, 2023 · I'll be going through Kamba sayings in depth to provide translation, meaning and context. Proverbs are an oral tradition containing historical and anthropological knowledge. They provide a...

Oct 23, 2020 · Below are some of the Akàmba Proverbs: (Despite your bark, you'll be eaten!) Don’t be like cowardly dogs that bark a lot, because prowling leopards easily spot and eat them! (The wood on the woodpile does not laugh at one in the fire) Don't laugh! You may be next. (An old man doesn't know what makes him herd again)

7 Kamba Proverbs. 1. A woman's stomach does not grow if she is not pregnant. 2. All monkeys cannot hang on one branch. 3. An old man doesn't know what makes him herd again. 4. Despite your bark, you'll be eaten. 5. One in the woodpile does not laugh at one in the fire. 6. Only a medicine man gets rich by sleeping. 7.

Nov 3, 2018 · Although Akamba sayings are rarely used in the region nowadays, there are those whose meanings will crack you up. Some of the sayings include: 1. Mbui ikwituua yambiiaa kusisiva kitimba (a goat that has diarrhea starts by having a wet anus)

Ĩlata ya mbua ti ĩlata ya sua.¹ Rain’s footprint is not the sun’s footprint. Kamba believed that if the sun was extremely hot during the dry season it was a sign for heavy rain at the end of the season. Then the rain had to stop and give the sun its chance to brood the crops in order to ripen.

Kamba Proverbs from Eastern Kenya contains a selection of 2000 proverbs out of 7000 proverbs that I collected over a long period of time. The proverbs touch on many subjects ranging from environmental history to cultural history of the Kamba people of East Africa.

Nov 3, 2024 · Vai isyitwa yiteanya mwana. (There is no name that cannot raise a child) 2. Ona ukambita kino kiyiyiandika muongo. (Whatever insult you hurl at me cannot be inscribed in my back) 3. Inyaa ngumbau nde matako/ndambi. (A hero/ine mum has no big but nor thighs) 4. Mbui nzau yaaya yenewe. (A white goat gets lost in plain sight) 5.

Oct 23, 2015 · Nguli syoonthe iyiania musuoni umwe. – All monkeys cannot hang on one branch. Utatembeaa aasya iny’ia nowe wisi kuua – The person who has not travelled thinks his/her mother is the best cook. Kila kitungaa mutumia ndithya ndethaa akisi – An old man doesn’t know what makes him herd again. Loading...