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Kafiri akufaye si Isilamu asiyekufa. When an infidel dies it is not like a Muslim who has not died. (The death of a non-believer is not of concern to a believer or is not as important as the believer who is alive)Kama chanda na pete.. Like a finger and its ring.(A finger and a ring are close/belong to to one another.)
Kamba hukatika pabovu. A rope breaks where it is rotten.
Kanga hazai ugenini. A guinea fowl does not lay eggs in strange places.
Kata pua uunge wajihi..Cut off your nose so that you may improve your appearance. (Maintain your good reputation, even at the price of loosing something you treasure.)
Kawaida ni kama sheria. Routine(status quo)is like(becomes)the law.
Kawia ufike. It is better to delay in order to ensure(safe) arrival.
Kazi mbaya siyo mchezo mwema. To do a poor job is not a good game(idea).
Kelele za mlango haziniwasi usingizi. The creakings of the door deprives me of no sleep.(Small things do not worry me)
Kenda karibu na kumi. Nine is near ten.(Close is good.Don't give up you are almost there)
Kesho si leo..Tomorrow is not today. (Do not say you will pay tomorrow what you buy today).
Kiburi si maungwana.Arrogance is not gentlemanly.
Kichache hakikutoshi na kingi hakikulishi.. A little does not satisfy you and a lot will not feed you.(Greed can never be satisfied.)
Kichango kuchangizana. A fund raising is for everyone to contribute.(Contributions accumulate)
Kichwa cha kuku, hakistahamili kilemba.. A chicken's head does not deserve a comb.(Do not go beyond what befits you and your status.)
Kidogo ni tamu, kingi ni sumu.. A little is sweet, a lot is poison. (Greed ruins.)
Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa. One finger cannot kill a louse.
Kifaranga hakifunzwi kuchakura..A chick is not taught scratching.
Kikulacho ki nguoni mwako.. That which eats(bites) you, is in your clothes.(Those who harm you are nearby.)
Kila chombo kwa wimbile. Kila ndege huruka kwa ubawa wake. Every boat sails it's own waves. Every bird flies it's own course. Cut your coat according to your own cloth.
Kilimia kikizama kwa jua huzuka kwa mvua, kikizama kwa mvua huzuka kwa jua. When the Pleiades set in sunlight(clear)they rise in rain; when they set in rain they rise in sunlight.
Kingiacho mjini si haramu. That which is fashionable in town is never prohibited.
Kikulacho ki nguoni mwako. That which eats you is in your clothing.
Kila chombo kwa wimblile. Every vessel makes it's own waves.
Kila mlango na ufunguo wake. Every door has it's own key.
Kila mtoto na koja lake. To every child his own neck ornament.
Kila mwamba ngoma ,ngozi huivuta kwake. Anyone who streches a skin on a drum, pulls the skin down on his own side.
Kila ndege huruka na mbawa zake. Every bird flies with its own wings.
Kila ndege mwenye mkia ni lazima aringe..A bird which has a (colourful) tail, shows off.
Kilichomo baharini, kakingojee ufukoni.. Wait for that which is in the sea to show up on shore.(Things will sort themselves out at the end of the day.)
Kilio huanza mfiwa ndipo wa mbali wakaingia. When the wailing begins for the deceased that is when those from afar join.(Help must begin at home before others will join.) ourselves.
Kimya kingi kina mshindo mkubwa. A long silence is followed by a loud noise (mighty impact).
Kinga na kinga ndipo moto uwakapo. One fire brand after another keeps the fire burning.
Kinolewacho, hukata.That which is sharpened cuts.
Kinyozi hajinyoi, akinyoa kujikata.. A barber does not cut his own hair, if he does he cuts himself.
Kinywa ni jumba la maneno. The mouth is a large room of words.
Kiozacho hutoa uvundo.. That which is rotten stinks.
Kipendacho moyo ni dawa. What the heart desires is medicine to itself.
Kipofu haonyi njia.. A blind man does not show or warn about the way.
Kipofu hasahau fimbo yake..A blind man does not forget his walking-stick.
Kipya kinyemi ingawa kidonda. A new thing is a source of joy even if it's a sore.
Kisebusebu na roho kipapo. Refusing and wanting at the same time is uncertainty for the soul.
Kisichofanana na mwenyewe, ni cha kuiba..That which does not resemble the owner is stolen. (This proverb is used when speaking of a child who behaves well, like its parents.)
Kisokula mlimwengu, sera nale. What is not eaten by man, let the devil eat it.
Kitanda usichokilala hujui kunguni wake.You cannot know what is in the bed on which you have not slept.
Kitumbua changu, sikitie (usikitie) changa.. My rice cake, do not put sand into (on) it.(Do not meddle with my life.)
Kivuli cha fimbo hakimfichi mtu jua. The shadow of a walking-stick cannot protect one from the sun.
Kivuli cha mvumo, huwafunika walio mbali..The shadow of a deleb palm tree provides shade for those who are far away.(An important person's influence is widespread.)
Kiwi cha yule ni chema chake hata ulimwengu uwishe. His blindness, confusion(dazed) is his good fortune even to the end of the world.(Better not to know)
Kizuri chajiuza kibaya chajitembeza. A good thing sells itself a bad one treads on itself.
Kobe atakufa asipojikuna nyumaye mwenyewe..The tortoise will die without ever having scratched his own back. (Some things are achievable.)
Konzo ya maji haifumbatiki. A handful of water can not be grasped.
Kosa moja haliachi mke. One woman's mistake never leaves her.(One fault does not warrant divorce of a wife).
Kozi mwandada, kulala na njaa kupenda. If a Goshawk sleeps hungry it's his own choice.
Kuambizana kuko kusikilizana hapana.Where there are only discussions, there are no agreements.(One who is not prepared to listen to good advice.)
Kucha M'ngu si kilemba cheupe. The fear of God is not wearing a white turban.
Kuchamba kwingi, kuondoka na mavi. A lot of farting results in crap.
Kufa kikondoo, ndiko kufa kiungwana..To die calmly, is to die like a gentleman, lady.
Kufa kufaana. Death has its advantages. (For example:inheritors)
Kufa kwa jamaa, harusi. The result of the death of a relative is a wedding to others.(Relatives, friends and religious institutions profit from the inheritance, the food and the fees for the Koran-Recital.) (Compared to a death of a foreigner).
Kufa kwa mdomo, mate hutawanyika. When the mouth dies, it produces spittle.(When the head of the family dies, that family breaks up.)
Kufa si suna,ni faradhi..Death is not optional, it is inevitable.
Kuinamako ndiko huinukako.. Where there is bowing, there is a rising.(Where there is humility, there is hope.)
Kuishi kwingi ni kuona mengi. To live long is to see much. (Experience is the best teacher.)
Kujikwa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele. To stumble is not to fall, but it is to go forward.
Kukopa harusi, kulipa matanga. Borrowing is like a wedding, repaying is like mourning.
Kukosa (mali), si ila. Poverty is not a shame.
Kuku havunji yai lake. A hen does not break her own egg.
Kuku mgeni hakosi kamba mguuni. A new fowl always has string around it's legs.
Kuku mwenye watoto, halengwi jiwe.. One does not throw a stone at a hen with a chick. (Do no harm to those who need to be protected.)
Kuku wa maskini hatagi mayai..The hen of a poor man does not lay eggs. (The poor man has no opportunity to improve his status.)
Kula kutamu, kulima mavune. The eating is sweet of the harvest which was farmed.
Kulea mimba si kazi, kazi kulea mwana. It is not hard to nurse a pregnency,it is hard to rear child.
Kumcha Mungu si kilemba cheupe. Love of God (faith in God) does not need the wearing of a white turban.
Kumla ngutu si kazi, kazi kumwosha.It is not work to eat a king-fish, but there is work in cleaning it.
Kumpa mwenzio si kutupa, ni akiba ya mbeleni..To give to a friend is not a waste, it is a savings(provision) for the future.
Ku(m)washia taa pofu, ni kuharibu mafuta.. Lighting a lamp for a blind person is a waste of kerosene. (It is no use helping a person who does not know to appreciate it.)
Kunako matanga kumekufa mtu. Where there is mourning someone has died.
Kunguni wengi, kitanda hakaliki. When there is too much(problems), the bed is uninhabitable.. (Matters(marital) must be resolved before retiring to bed.)
Kunguru mwoga hukimbiza mbawa zake. The timid crow withdraws his wings from harm.
Kupanda mchongoma, kushuka ndio ngoma. The climbing(over) a thorny hedge shrub, is a dance upon the descent.(The journey may be difficult but arrival is celebration.)
Kupata kukuelekeapo, furaha na kupata..That which comes your way, receive and enjoy it.
Kupoteya njia ndiyo kujua njia. To get lost is to learn the way.
Kusikia si kuona. To hear is not to see.(To see is to understand.)
Kutaka lisilokuwa, ni maana ya ujinga..(To want something which does not exist is foolish. If you go in search of wealth does not imply that you will also get it.)
Kutoa ni moyo usambe ni utajiri. Charity is the matter of the heart not wealth.
Kata pua uunge wajihi. Cut off the nose to improve the appearance.
Kutu kuu ni la mgeni. Old rust is for the guest. (One brings out costly and valuable items, which are seldom used, in honour of a guest.)
Kutwanga nisile unga, nazuia mchi wangu. If after pounding, I do not eat the flour, I shall withhold my pestle. (You should enjoy the fruit of your labour.)
Kuuliza si ujinga..To ask is not foolish.
Kuvuya (kuvuja) hailingani na wazi.. To be leaking(roof) is not the same as if it was not covered.(It is better to have some shelter than none at all.)
Kuzima koleo si mwisho wa uhunzi. Cooling the tongs is not end of forging(job).
Kwa mwoga huenda kicheko na kwa shujaa huenda kilio. To the timid or a coward,laughter, to the brave, praise.
Kwa siku ya mashaka,fundo.For the day of distress, a purse.
Kwamba mimi ng’ombe ni bora, ningali gandamwa na kupe?. If the cow looks good, what do I care if the hide has ticks?
Kwanza kuvua, kwisha kuanua.. Fish them first, then dry them.
Kweli iliyo uchungu si uwongo ulio mtamu. The unpleasant or painful truth is not (better than) a pleasing lie.
Kwenda mbio siyo kufika.To go quickly is not neccessarily to arrive.
Kwenye miti hakuna wajenzi. Where there are trees, there are no builders.