Nyimbo ya kutunzwa haikeshi ngoma
NEnglish Translation
A borrowed song does not last the entire dance
Context & Meaning
What is not your own will not sustain you for long
Proverb ID
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Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "N"
Njia ya siku zote haina alama
A regularly used path needs no signpost
A regularly used path needs no signpost
Natuone ndipo twambe, kusikia si kuona
Let us see first, then we can speak; hearing is no...
Let us see first, then we can speak; hearing is no...
Ngoja! ngoja! huumiza matumbo
"Wait! Wait!" harms the stomach
"Wait! Wait!" harms the stomach
Ndege mjanja hunaswa na tundu bovu
A clever bird is trapped by a rotten cage
A clever bird is trapped by a rotten cage
Ndugu mwui afadhali kuwa naye
A bad brother is better than having none
A bad brother is better than having none