Mke ni nguo, mgomba kupalilia
MEnglish Translation
A wife is like clothes, and a banana plant is for weeding
Context & Meaning
Everything has its purpose and requires maintenance
Proverb ID
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Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "M"
Mpemba hashoni tomo dogo
A native of Pemba does not sew a small hole
A native of Pemba does not sew a small hole
Mtumikie kafiri upate mradi wako
Serve even an unbeliever to attain your own ends
Serve even an unbeliever to attain your own ends
Mwanga mpe moto kulea
Give a wizard a child to bring up
Give a wizard a child to bring up
Mfinyanzi hulia gaeni
A potter eats from a potsherd (a broken piece of p...
A potter eats from a potsherd (a broken piece of p...
Moja shika si kumi nenda uje
Take one; not "go and return with ten"
Take one; not "go and return with ten"