Mwenye tumbo ni tumbole, angafunga mkaja
MEnglish Translation
She who is pregnant is pregnant, even if she wraps herself in a postpartum cloth
Context & Meaning
You cannot hide the truth by pretending
Proverb ID
#390Type
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Proverbs starting with "M"
Mwana wa simba ni simba
The child of a lion is a lion
The child of a lion is a lion
Mteuzi haishi tamaa
A connoisseur never comes to the end of desire
A connoisseur never comes to the end of desire
Mpiga ngumi ukutani huumiza mkonowe
He who beats a wall with his fist only hurts his o...
He who beats a wall with his fist only hurts his o...
Mkulima ni mmoja, walaji ni wengi
The farmer is one, but the eaters are many
The farmer is one, but the eaters are many
Mzungu wa kula hafundishwi mwana
The process of eating is not taught to a child
The process of eating is not taught to a child