Mavi usoyala, wayawingiani kuku?
MEnglish Translation
Why drive away fowls from the dung you do not eat yourself?
Context & Meaning
Do not prevent others from enjoying something you have no use for
Proverb ID
#244Type
Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "M"
Mapenzi ni kikohazi, hayawezi kufichika
Love is like a cough; it cannot be hidden
Love is like a cough; it cannot be hidden
Msafiri maskini, ajapokuwa sultani
A traveller is poor, even though he be a ruler
A traveller is poor, even though he be a ruler
Mwana wa ndugu kirugu, mjukuu ni mutu mbali
A brother's child is like the height of your wall ...
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Mtaka cha mvunguni sharti ainame
He who wants what is under the bed must stoop for ...
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If water is spilled, it cannot be gathered up
If water is spilled, it cannot be gathered up