Meaning: A bird that imitates others does not get accustomed to one place

Context: A copycat lacks stability and roots

Meaning: A clever bird is trapped by a rotten cage

Context: Even the shrewd can be undone by an unexpected weakness

Meaning: One rotten coconut spoils the whole heap

Context: A bad individual can corrupt a whole group

Meaning: Let us see first, then we can speak; hearing is not seeing

Context: Seeing is believing

Meaning: With too many captains, the ship goes astray

Context: Too many cooks spoil the broth

Meaning: The process of eating is not taught to a child

Context: Some things are learned naturally, not through teaching

Meaning: He who is used to strangling cannot slaughter

Context: Some people prefer or are conditioned to doing things the hard way

Meaning: For one who is accustomed to taking, giving is a battle

Context: A selfish person finds it very hard to be generous

Meaning: The beginning of mat-making is two slips of raffia

Context: It takes two to make a bargain; every venture starts with a small step

Meaning: A brother's child is like the height of your wall (familiar), but a grandchild is a different person

Context: The relationship with a niece/nephew is closer than with a grandchild

Meaning: The child of a lion is a lion

Context: Like father, like son

Meaning: Give a wizard a child to bring up

Context: Do not entrust a precious thing to someone who will misuse it

Meaning: He who pursues two things at once will miss one

Context: You cannot do two things at once effectively

Meaning: The beginning is a bud, the end is a coconut

Context: Great things have small beginnings

Meaning: One who nurses vengeance is not called wise

Context: Holding grudges is foolish

Meaning: A person in too much of a hurry stubs their toe

Context: Haste makes waste

Meaning: One who travels aimlessly is not like one who sits idly; the traveler may pick up something

Context: It's better to be active than passive

Meaning: A chick is not taught how to scratch the ground

Context: Some knowledge is innate

Meaning: One who curses others publicly will bring it upon themselves privately

Context: Harm wished upon others can rebound onto you

Meaning: The beginning of a dance is 'lele' (a simple sound)

Context: Big things have small beginnings