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Site Last Update: 09 Feb, 2012

 

Proverb of The Month - February 2012


Wisdom from Orma, Kenya Proverbs and Wise SayingsIntal tessum hamtu, hadit kof wot qaba.
(Orma)

Iwapo msichana akae uchi, ni mamaye ndiye humfunika uchi ya paja lake. (Swahili)

Quand une fille s’assoit mal, c’est sa mère qui couvre ses cuisses. (Français)

If a girl sits badly, it is up to her mother to cover her thighs. (English)


Orma  (Kenya) Proverb

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of the African country where the proverb comes from.


 

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