ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara
Kikuyu
Proverb
ngatia
ciathiĩ
hiti
cĩeragara
[
1
]
when the cat's away, the mice will play
(lit. when lions have gone, hyenas dance)
Synonyms
hiti ciathiĩ mbwe ciegangara
References
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Barra, G. (1960).
1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents
,
p. 86
. London: Macmillan.