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Kiswahili Proverb of the Day-gctid25969

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Oct 21, 2015, 05:12 PM #45
"Baada ya dhiki faraja."
Tafsiri (translation): "After difficulty [comes] relief."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Oct 21, 2015, 05:13 PM #46
"Hekima ni mali."
Tafsiri (translation): "Wisdom is wealth."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Nov 18, 2015, 09:46 PM #47
"Kifo cha panzi furaha kwa kunguru."
Tafsiri (translation): "The death of the grasshoppers is joy for crows."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Nov 19, 2015, 10:51 AM #48
https://youtu.be/x53lmlaZaMw

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Nov 28, 2015, 07:26 PM #49
QuoteObadele Kambon;167747 wrote: https://youtu.be/x53lmlaZaMw

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I just watched this. It was quite informative. Asante kwa kugawa.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Nov 28, 2015, 08:29 PM #50
@Heru Djet, si kitu. Tumeandika makala katika hotuba hii.
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Nov 28, 2015, 08:58 PM #51
QuoteObadele Kambon;168612 wrote: @Heru Djet, si kitu. Tumeandika makala katika hotuba hii.
Nina furaha kujua kwamba. Mfano wa kufuatwa hii ni nzuri sana. Nilifikira ya njia kutumia hii katika kazi yangu.

Mtatangaza makala hii katika gazeti ipi?
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Dec 01, 2015, 08:18 PM #52
Asante sana! Sijui lakini tutachapisha hiyo katika jarida haraka.
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Dec 31, 2015, 02:15 PM #53
"Akuumizaye ni mtu akujuaye."
"The person who hurts you is the person who knows you."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Jan 05, 2016, 09:21 AM #54
QuoteHeru Djet;171535 wrote:  "Akuumizaye ni mtu akujuaye."
"The person who hurts you is the person who knows you."
Ni kweli.

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Jan 05, 2016, 04:37 PM #55
Adui haanguki anapotupwa.
Tafsiri (translate): An enemy does not fall down when discarded.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Jan 13, 2016, 03:53 PM #56
"Fuata nyuki ule asali."
Lliteral translation: "Follow the honey bee."

Meaning: Follow the honey bee if you want honey. The idea is that the correct path will lead to the desired outcome.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Jan 19, 2016, 09:14 AM #57
Methali kwa lep: "Chui avaao nguo za kondoo."
Tafsiri (literal translation): "[The] leopard wears [the] clothes of a sheep"

Meaning: Those who seek to harm you seldom present themselves as a danger to you. They often come in a manner that makes them seem desirable, harmless, or innocent.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Mar 20, 2016, 10:20 PM #58
"Nazi mbovu haAmwu ya nzima."

Tafsiri (translation): "A bad coconut renders good ones bad."

Meaning: We should be careful about allowing evil into our midst. Even a little evil can contribute towards the undoing of all that one holds dear.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
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Mar 20, 2016, 10:51 PM #59
QuoteHeru Djet;179064 wrote: "Nazi mbovu haAmwu ya nzima."

Tafsiri (translation): "A bad coconut renders good ones bad."

Meaning: We should be careful about allowing evil into our midst. Even a little evil can contribute towards the undoing of all that one holds dear.
Interesting timing on this given the nature of the "tenuous alliance."
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