KiKongo Proverbs-gctid26468

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

"Kiaku kiaku kiangani kiangani"
Meaning : what you own is your ; what you don't is not.
(I'll got, I'll spent)
 "Nsi kua luaka ko, zulu dia bua"
Meaning : the region where you have yet to come, make believe it's here where the sky meet with the earth.
(Long ways, long lies)
 "Mante ye nzila andi, mazunu ye nzila andi"
Meaning : saliva have its way out, the same for nasal secretions.
(To each their own)
 "Lundungu luanduelo ngolo zandi mu kati"
Meaning : the little chili strength is inside.
[ All vine and no taters (don't judge the book by its cover)]
 "Mamona mbua ma fuila ku mbundu"
Meaning : what the dog see, it die with it in its heart.
[ (Suffer in silence) be discret ]
 "Mamona nkewa ma fuila ku nganda"
Meaning : what the monkey see, it always tell others.
(The only secret monkeys keep, it is the one they don't know about)
 "Ufuanga nsatu ka vovanga diambote ko"
Meaning : those who are hungry don't tell anything good.
(There is no reasoning with a starving man)
 "Toko edi diambote, tala vana kalekanga"
Meaning : this young man is well dressed ; go see his home.
(Don't judge the book by its cover)
 "Nzo kualeka ko, bitatikanga muna kuzeyi bio ko"
Meaning : in a house you don't live in, you can't know what bite.
(One shouldn't get involved in other people's family quarrel)
 "Longa muana ukuenda ku makinu, kulongi muana tukidi ku makinu ko"
Meaning : give advice to the child before he go to the party, but not when he come back.
(Prevention is better than cure)
 "Lutuba nioka kua bakento, bawu nga ka bena ye moko ko ?"
Meaning : throw the snake at women ; but they have hands do they ?
(They can throw it back without fear)
(Hung by his own rope)
 "Disu ku nsia lukaya"
Meaning : an eye under the paper. (hypocrisy)
(I smell a rat)
 "Fuataba ukimonanga ; buaka-nsuki ka kimonanga ko"
Meaning : the one who wear a torn clothes notice it, but not the one with damaged hair.
(Before you look at the splinter in your neighbor's eye, take out the log in your own eye)
 "Bu kia molo kifuilanga, bu kia kisadi ka kifuilanga ko"
Meaning : help given to a lazy person is not beneficial ; but given to a hard working one it is.
(If you give a fish to a man, he will die ; if you teach him how to fish, he will live)
 "Bu wena ye ngudi ukizayila ntalu ya kuanga"
Meaning : while your mother is alive, know already the cost of the chikuangue.
(Caution is the parent of safety)
 "Dia wakabila bakala diaku, diodio ka dilonguanga ko"
Meaning : giving food to her husband cannot be taught to a stay at home woman.
(You cannot get a quart into a pint pot)
 "Banzala kia longo, konso muntu kakomba kiandi kibeni"
Meaning : every man need to sweep out their home's courtyard.
(To clean up your own back yard)
 - See more at: Proverbes en kikongo

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Nsamu ambôte ku mfoko.
Good news is only considered good at the end.

[Mani Kongo]

MBOTE WASUKININA KANSI KU KONDI KO.

Better late than never.
To accomplish lately a task is better than never.

Mieux vaut tard que jamais.
Remplir une tâche plus tard vaut mieux que jamais.

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MAVUTA NDYA LUMBU KYA SIMA MO.

The sweet potato is eaten only at the time of its harvest.
"There is a season to everything".

La patate douce se mange seulement en temps de sa récolte.
"Chaque chose à son temps".

A batata-doce come-se so no tempo da sua colheita.
"Cada coisa no seu devido tempo".

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[Mani Kongo]

MATU KA MAWANGA KOLE KO (MAMBU MOLE KO)

The ears cannot listen two conversations.
Man cannot be all attention to more than one speech.

Les oreilles n'écoutent pas deux conversations.
L'homme ne peut pas être tout oreilles à plus d'une conversation.

As orelhas (os ouvidos) nao escutam duas conversas.
O homem nao pode ser tudo ouvidos para mais de uma conversa.

MATU KANA MALEVELE KA MALENDI LUTA NTU KO.

However long the ears may be, they cannot surpass the head.
An adult's experience exceeds the theoric knowledge of the youth.

Les oreilles ont beau être longues, elles ne peuvent dépasser la tête.
L'expérience de l'adulte dépasse les connaissances livresques du jeune homme.

Por mas compridas que sejam, as orelhas nao podem ultrapassar a cabeça.
A experiênca do adulto ultrapassa os conhecimentos teoricos do jovem.

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[Mani Kongo]

NLWA MUMONDO, MUNSOS MUYINGANA.

The Lua are informed through tom-tom, and the Nsoso through proverbs.
The people Lua are an ethnic group of the North of Angola which is well-known by its intelligence of understanding and interpreting the messages transmitted or received through tom-tom. The Nsoso are also an ethnic group of the North of Angola, which is famous of understanding the language of the proverbs.
This saying is used in the same meaning as " A word to the wise is enough".

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[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Ntondele bèni.

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[Mani Kongo]

Ka diambu ko

[Mani Kongo]

FWA NSONI, MONA MPASI.

Timidity causes pain.
"Mugs are always fleeced".

La timidité fait souffrir.
"Qui se fait brebis, le loup le mange".

A timidez faz sofrer.
"Quem s faz de mel, abelhas o lambem".

DYANGA KYUSU, WAU DIDI NKANGANZINZI.

After having eaten of many kinds of termites so far, you will be done now with these last venomous ones.
This saying is referring to a worst situation among many others that someone has so far endured.

De tous les types de termites que vous avez mangés, ce dernier type de termites vénéneux sera votre coup de grâce.
Le proverbe se réfère à une situation pire de toutes les premières que quelqu'un ait déjà affrontées.

De todos os tipos de salalés que ja comeste, este ultimo salalé peçonhento sera o teu golpe de misericordia.
Oproberbio refere-se a um mal pior de entre todos os outros males que alguem ja enfrentou.

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[Mani Kongo]

KANA YANGA VILULANGA, VO KUVILWELE KO ZINISI.


While broiling any meat, keep turning it; otherwise, you will burn it out.
Any action out of control will prejudice its author.

Si tu grilles la viande, au feu ou au four, tourne et retourne-la.
Dans le cas contraire, elle sera brûlée.
Toute action qui n'est pas contrôlée se fait au détriment de son auteur.

Se assares a carne no fogo ou na grelha, vá volvendo-a. De contrário, ela será queimada.
Toda a acção que não é controlada resulta em prejuízo do seu autor.

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[Mani Kongo]

WOLE DIVAYIKISI NTU KUNSEKE (KUNZILA),
KUNA MFINDA DITUKIDI NKATA DIFUNDIDI (DIZINGIDI).

An entanglement of threads which shows its head in the road indicates that it is highly entangled within the forest.
When the effects of a fact or an evil come to light, it is an indication that it has already done its work in the darkness,
so that it remains only one alternative, either to root out the evil or to suffer its consequences. This saying can also be explained by the example of an iceberg whose visible part on the surface represents but 1/10 or 10% of its total mass.

Un enchevêtrement de lianes qui montre sa tête sur la route est une indication qu'il est grandement enroulé dans la forêt.
Quand un fait ou un mal révèle au grand jour ses effets, c'est un signe qu'il a déjà fait son oeuvre en silence. Il n'e reste plus qu' à l'éradiquer ou en souffrir les conséquences. Ce proverbe est aussi explicable par l'exemple de l'iceberg dont la partie visible ne représente que 1/10 ou 10% de sa masse totale.

Um enredo de liana que mostra a cabeça no caminho é um sinal de que ele está grandemente enrolado dentro da floresta.
Quando um facto ou um mal revela os seus efeitos ao grande dia, é uma indicação de que já fez a sua obra no silencio, pelo que se toma tarde de preveni-lo.
Resta só eridicá-lo ou aguentar as suas consequências. Este provérbio é também explicável pelo exemplo de um icerberg cuja parte visível na superfície represente apenas 1/10 ou 10% da sua massa total.

More from the Dictionary of Kikongo Proverbs by EMMANUEL KUNZIKA !

[Mani Kongo]

NGANGULA FULA KINA ZINA.


The blacksmith must create an object with a name.
The name is what that determinate the value, the identification and the utility
of a material matter or the symbol of a perceptible reality which has a meaning.

Le forgeron doit créer un objet qui doit avoir un nom.
Le nom est ce qui détermine la valeur, l'identification et l'utilité d'un objet
matériel ou le symbole d'une réalité tangible qui a une signification.

From the Dictionary of Kikongo Proverbs.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

MAKOKO MOLE MA NSUSU KA MAKOKWELANGA SANZA DIMOSI KO.
Two cocks don't sing in one coop.
Two competitors cannot peacefully share the same space.

[Mani Kongo]

SAKUBA DYA KULU DIWETE KASAKUBA DYA NWA KO.

A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.
Une glissade du pied vaut mieux qu'une de la langue.
Uma escorregadela do pé é melhor do que uma da língua.

From the Dictionary of Kikongo Proverbs.

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Kisadi ni kidie (proverbe bakongo)
The person who works a lot will be rewarded
La personne qui travaille beaucoup sera récompensée

Bole bantu (proverbe bakongo)
It takes two persons to make a people
Il faut deux personnes pour fair un peuple

From this article.

[Mani Kongo]

KANA BAKAMA MU KOKO, LENDA VULUKA, KANA BAKAMA MU NWA VONZA !

If you are caught by your arms, you can be escaped, but if you are caught by your mouth, it is dangerous.
The slips of the mouth are more offending than those of the arms; so be careful when talking.

[Mani Kongo]

LONGA MWANA UKWENDA KU MAKINU, KULONGI MWANA TUKIDI KUMAKINU KO YOVO: 2) - LONGA MWANA UKWENDA KU ZANDU, KU LONGI MWANA UTUKA KU ZANDU KO.
 
"Advise a child who goes to dance and not he who comes from dancing"; or: instruct the son who goes to the market and not a son in his return.
In terms of advising, it is better to instruct a child or someone before doing an action than after he has made a mistake. Any posterior advice would be a reproach instead of putting him on his guard against any wrongdoing.
 
Conseille un enfant qui va à la danse et non celui qui vient de la danse; ou: instruisez le fils qui va au marché et non celui qui en vient.
En termes de conseil ou d'instruction, mieux vaut conseiller ou instruire un enfant ou quelqu'un avant d'accomplir l'action que de le conseiller après avoir commis une erreur.