kaara kamwe gatiũragaga ndaa

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

Proverb

kaara kamwe gatiũragaga ndaa[1]

  1. one hand washes the other, and both wash the face;[1] union is strength[2] (lit. one tiny finger does not kill a louse)

Synonyms

  • kamũingĩ koyaga ndĩrĩ
  • rũtungu rũmwe rũtiraragia mwaki
  • rwambo rũmwe rũtiambaga ndarwa
  • thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ
  • ũũgĩ wa mũndũ ũmwe ndũrĩmaga

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Njũrũri, Ngũmbũ (1969). Gĩkũyũ Proverbs, p. 47.
  2. ^ Cagnolo, C. and Hilary Wambũgũ and James Mwangi Ngarariga and Peter Mũriĩthi Kariũki (2006). The Agĩkũyũ: Their customs, traditions, and folklore, p. 226. Wisdom Graphics Place.
  • Wanjohi, G. J. (2001). Under One Roof: Gĩkũyũ Proverbs Consolidated, p. 44. Paulines Publications Africa.
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