, most welcome to the community! Ugandan Proverbs
Printer-friendly versionProverbs from around Uganda
Do not hunt what you cannot kill
Do not hunt what you cannot kill.
In original language:
Toyiiga kyotaate.
Community/language of origin:
Buganda
Country:
Uganda
Source:
BBC Network Africa
Mountains never meet
Mountains never meet, but people do.
In original language:
Lukingi ni lukingi sibyakanana ta, ne babandu bakanana.
Community/language of origin:
Manafa district/Lumasaba language
Country:
Uganda
Flies and maggots
Flies and maggots have never respected the coffins of dead kings
In original language:
Tsisame ni tsinyende sitsabiratsakakho kimilambo kyebayinga ta.
Community/language of origin:
Bugisu/Lugisu
Country:
Uganda
Whatever God keeps for the poor person
Whatever God keeps for the poor person does not rot.
In original language:
Kyaterekera omunaku tekyivunda.
Community/language of origin:
Buganda/Luganda
Country:
Uganda
A friend in need
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
In original language:
Munno mukabi, ye munno ddala
Community/language of origin:
Buganda/Luganda
Country:
Uganda
The people who steal your millet at night
The people who steal your millet at night, are often the same people who help you trace it the next morning.
Community/language of origin:
Ankole
Country:
Uganda
Source:
N.V.
1 week 4 hours ago
1 week 3 days ago
1 week 3 days ago
2 weeks 5 days ago
2 weeks 5 days ago
2 weeks 6 days ago
3 weeks 3 hours ago
4 weeks 5 days ago
10 weeks 4 days ago
10 weeks 6 days ago