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"
Jungu kuu halikosi ukoko
A big cooking pot is not without hard-burnt rice
A big cooking pot is not without hard-burnt rice
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
Jino la pembe si dawa ya pengo
An ivory tooth is not a cure for a gap
An ivory tooth is not a cure for a gap