Jogoo huila, "uta wangu u kule."
JEnglish Translation
The cock crows saying, "My bow is far away."
Context & Meaning
Boasting about what is not present
Proverb ID
#143Type
Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "J"
Jogoo la shamba haliwiki mjini
The country cock does not crow in the town
The country cock does not crow in the town
Jina jema hung'aa gizani
A good name shines in the dark
A good name shines in the dark
Jungu bovu limekuwa magae
The battered old pot has become mere potsherds
The battered old pot has become mere potsherds
Jambo usilolijua ni kama usiku wa kiza
A matter of which you are ignorant is like a dark ...
A matter of which you are ignorant is like a dark ...
Ji'ya moja haliinjiki chungu
One stone will not support a cooking-pot
One stone will not support a cooking-pot