Proverbs

Olugero

Proverb

Enswa etudde ky'ayagala

The termite gets what it wants (hard work pays)

Ekika takiggwaamu

A family never ends

Obutonde bwonna bwe Katonda

All creation belongs to God

Agalamuka olugero

He who tells a proverb is wise

Akuba omukono gutalabika

Speaking without thinking (hitting an invisible hand)

Alumirizibwa omukono

One is reminded by the hand (experience teaches)

Embwa etaakulabirira etadduka

A dog not cared for runs away (neglect leads to loss)

Omuntu akuweebwa ku mwoyo

A person is helped from the heart (help comes from willingness)

Obulungi bungi bwenda

Good things come in abundance (goodness attracts more)

Amagezi n'amaanyi bibiri

Wisdom and strength are two things (both needed)

Ekigwo kya muyizi

The story goes on (the tale continues)

Tokyawa obulamu

Don't undervalue life

Enjuki erikuuma entunda

It is the bee that protects the flower (responsibility)

Omuseveni alala nga akazoole

A leader rests like a lion (figurative reference)

Tuzimba awamu

We build together

Olukiiko lw'ente

An assembly like cattle (big noisy gathering)

Eby'amadda tebigwira

Old things don't fall away (history matters)

Enjala eritonya ezimu

Hunger chooses no one (affects all alike)

Omuntu we muntu

A person is a person (Ubuntu / community spirit)