Mwana wa kuku hafunzwi kuchakura
MEnglish Translation
A chick is not taught how to scratch the ground
Context & Meaning
Some knowledge is innate
Proverb ID
#366Type
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Maskini haokoti, akiokota huambiwa kaiba
A poor man does not pick up things; if he does, pe...
A poor man does not pick up things; if he does, pe...
Mgeni ni kuku mweupe
A stranger is like a white fowl
A stranger is like a white fowl
Mwenye macho haambiwi tazama
One who has eyes is not told to look
One who has eyes is not told to look
Mpanda ovyo, hula ovyo
He who sows carelessly will eat carelessly
He who sows carelessly will eat carelessly
Mwanzo wa chanzo ni chane mbili
The beginning of mat-making is two slips of raffia
The beginning of mat-making is two slips of raffia