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1. Maafuu hapatilizwi.You dont take viengeance on silliness.
2. Macho hayana pazia.Eyes have no screens,they see all that is within view.
3. Mafahali wawili hawakai zizi moja.Two bulls do not live in the same shade.
4. Maiti haulizwi sanda.A dead person is not asked for a shroud.
5. Maji hufuata mkondo.water follows current.i.e.swim with current.
6. Maji huteremka bondeni,hayapandi mlima.Water flows down the valley does not climb the hill.
7. Maji ukiyavuliya nguo huna budi kuyaogelea.If you take of your clothes for water you must bathe.
8. Maji usiyoyafika hujui wingi wake.You can not know the extent of water in a pond that you have never been to.
9. Maji ya kifufu ni bahari ya chungu.Water in a coconut shell is like an ocean to an ant.
10. Maji yakija hupwa.When tide is high,it ebbs.
11. Mpanda ngazi hushuka.He who climbs a ladder comes down again.i.e.What goes up must come down
12. Maji yakimwagika hayazoleki.If water is split,it can not be gathered up.
13. Majumba makubwa husitiri mambo.Big houses conceal a lot.
14. Majuto ni mjukuu.Regrets are like a child,They come some considerable time after event.
15. Manahodha wengi chombo huenda mrama.With many captains,the ship does not sail properly.i.e.Too many cooks spoil the broth.
16. Maneno makali hayavunji mfupa.Words alone wont break bones.
17. Maneno mema hutowa nyoka pangoni.Pleasent words will draw the snake from its hole.
18. Masikini akipata matako hulia mbwata.When a poor man gets something he boasts of his new wealth.
19. Masikini haokoti,akiokota huambiwa kaiba.A poor man does not pick up things if does they say he stole them.
20. Masikini na mwanawe tajiri na mali yake.A por man with his child a rich man with his wealth.
21. Mavi usioyala,wayawingiani kuku? Why drive away fowls from the dung you do not eat yourself?
22. Mavi ya kale hayanuki.Old droppings do not stink.
23. Mbinu hufuata mwendo.A double jointed arm follows the leg action.i.e Like father like son.
24. Mbio za sakafuni huishia ukingoni.Running on the roof finishes at the edge.
25. Mbiu za mgambo ikilia kuna jambo.When an oxhorn of a news man is sounded,something is wrong.
26. Mchagua jembe si mkulima.One who selects his hoe is not real farmer.
27. Mchagua nazi hupata koroma.He who selects coconut with great care ends up getting a bad coconut
28. Mchakacho ujao,halulengwi na jiwe.You dont throw stones at an approching craclin noise in the bush wait and see what is it first
29. Mchama ago hanyeli,huenda akauya papo.A traveller does not make a mess where he had made a camp as he might one day come back.
30. Mchelea mwana kulia hulia yeye..He who fears the crying of a child,will cry himself.
31. Mchele moja mapishi mengi. Rice is all one but they are many ways of cooking it.
32. Mcheka kilema hafi bila kumpata.He who laughs at a cripple will not die without becoming himself
33. Mcheza hawi kiwete,ngoma yataka matao.A dancer will not become crippled for dancing calls for grace.
34. Mcheza kwao hutuzwa.He who dances at home will be rewarded.
35. Mcheza na tope humrukia.He who plays with mud will get splashed.
36. Mchezea zuri ,baya humfika.He who ridicules the good will be overtaken by evil.
37. Mchimba kisima hungia mwenyewe.He who digs a pit will fall into it himself.
38. Mchonga mwiko hukimbiza mkono wake.The maker of wooden spoons saves his hand from fire.
39. Mchovya asali hachovi mara moja.He who dips his finger into honey does not dip it once.
40. Mchuma janga hula na wakwao.He who earns calamity,eats it with his family.
41. Mchumia juani,hula kivulini.He who earns his living in the sun,eats in the shade.
42. Mdharau biu,hubiuka yeye.He who riducules a deformed person becomes deformed himself.
43. Meno ya mbwa hayaumani.The teeth of a dog do not lock together.i.e brothers do not harm one another when they fight.
44. Mfa maji hukamata maji.A drowning man catches at the water.
45. Mficha uchi hazai.One who hides private parts wont get a child.
46. Mfinyazi hulia gaeni.A potter eats from a potsherd.
47. Mfuata nyuki hakosi asali.One follows bees will never fail to get honey.
48. Mfukuzwa kwao hana pakwenda.He who is expled from home has no where to go
49. Mgaagaa na upwa hali wali mkavu.A lazy person with a nephwe does not eat dry rice.
50. Mganga hajigangui.A witchdoctor does not cure himself.
51. Mgema akisifiwa tembo hulitia maji.If the palmwine tapper is praised,he dilutes the palm-wine with water.
52. Mgeni ni kuku mweupe.A stranger is like a white fowl (noticeble)
53. Mgeni njoo mwenyeji apone.Let the guest come so that the host may benifit.
54. Mgonjwa haulizwi uji.A sick person is not asked for porridje.
55. Miye nyumba ya udongo ,sihimili vishindo I am a mud hut, I can not stand shocks.
56. Mjinga akierevuka mwerevu yupo mashakani.When a fool becomes enlightened,the wise man is in trouble.
57. Mjumbe hauawi.A messenger is not killed
58. Mkamatwa na ngozi ndiye mwizi.The one who is caught with the skin is the thief.
59. Mkamia maji hayanywi.He who fixes his mind much on water ends up not drinkink it
60. Mkata (masikini) hana kinyongo.A poor man has no contempt.
61. Mke ni nguo ,mgomba kupalilia.A wife is like clothes and banana plant needs weeding.
62. Mkono moja hauchinji ngombe.A single hand can not slaughter a cow.
63. Mkono moja haulei mwana.A single hand can not nurse a child.
64. Mkono mtupu haulambwi.An empty hand is not licked.
65. Mkono usioweza kuukata,ubusu.Kiss the hand you can not cut.
66. Mkosa kitoweo humangiria.One who has little relish must eat sparingly.
67. Mkuki kwa nguruwe mtamu,kwa mwanadamu uchungu.Its nice throw a spear to a pig,but painful when thrown to you.
68. Mkulima ni mmoja walaji ni wengi.The farmer is one but those who eat fruits of his labour are many.
69. Mla cha mwenziwe na chake huliwa.He who eats another mans food will have his own food eaten by others.
70. Mla cha uchungu na tamu hakosi.He who eats bitter things gets sweet things too.
71. Mla kuku wa mwenziwe miguu humwelekeya.He who devours his neighbour's fowl,its foot prints will give him away.
72. Mla mbuzi hulipa ngombe.The eater of a goat pays back a cow.
73. Mla mla leo mla jana kala nini?The real eater is todays eater not yesterdays.
74. Mla nawe hafi nawe ila mzaliwa nawe.He who eats with you will not die with you except he who was born with you.
75. Mlenga jiwe kundini hajui limpataye.He who who flings a stone amid a crowd,does not know the it hits.
76. Mlimbua nchi ni mwananchi.He who enjoys the first fruit of a country is son of that country.
77. Mnyamaa kadumbu.One who keeps silent,endures.
78. mnywa maji kwa mkono moja,Kiu yake i pale pale.He who drinks water with one hand finds out his thirst is still there.
79. Moja shika,si kumi nenda urudi.Take one,not that you may return with ten.
80. Moto hauzai moto.Fire does not beget fire in the end it begets ashes.
81. Mpanda farasi wawili hupasuka msamba.One who rides two horses at once will split asunder.
82. Mpanda ovyo hula ovyo.He who sows disorderly fashion will eat likewise.
83. Mpemba akipata gogo hanyii chini.If a native of pemba can get a log he does not relive himself on the ground.ie nothing but the best
84. Mpemba hakimbii mvua ndogo.A native of Pemba does not run away fro a small shower.
85. Mpiga ngumi ukuta huumiza mkonowe. He who fights with a wall will only hurt his hand.
86. Mpofuka ukongweni,hapotewi na njia.He who becomes blind in his old age does not lose his way.
87. Msafiri masikini ajapokuwa sultani.A traveller is poor,even though he being a ruler.
88. Msasi haogopi mwiba.A hunter is not afraid of thorns.
89. Msema pweke hakosi.One who talks to himself can not be wrong.Ie no one to correct him.
90. Mshale kwenda msituni haukupotea.If an arrow goes into a forest it is not lost.
91. Mshoni hachagui nguo.A tailor does not select his cloth.
92. Msitukane wagema na ulevi ungalipo.Do not abuse palm-wine tappers while drunkness persists.
93. Msitukane wakunga na uzazi ungalipo.Do not abuse midwives while child-bearing continues.
94. Mstahimilivu hula mbivu.A patient man will eat ripe fruits.
95. Mtaka cha mvunguni sharti ainame.He who requires what is under the bed must bend for it.
96. Mtaka nyingi nasaba hupata mwingi msiba.He who boasts of his ancestry unduly will bring plenty of trouble upon himself.
97. Mtaka unda haneni.He who desires to make something does not announce his intentions ,just turns them into actions.
98. Mtaka yote hukosa yote.He who desires all,misses all
99. Mtegemea nundu haachi kunona.He who likes to eat cows hump will not fail to grow fat.
100. Mtembezi hula miguu yake.An aimless wanderer wears away his legs.
101. mteuzi hashi tamaa.A connoisseur never comes to the end of desire.
102. Mti hauwendi ila kwa nyenzo.A log can not move save by the help of rollers.
103. Mtondoo haufi maji.An old man always keeps something in reserve.
104. Mtoto akililia wembe mpe.When a child cries for a razor give it him.i.e. Let him learn by experience.
105. Mtoto umleyavyo ndivyo akuavyo.As you bring up a child ,so he will be.
106. Mtoto wa nyoka ni nyoka.The child of a snake is a snake.
107. Mtu hakatai mwito,hukata aitwalo.A person does not objects to being called, he objects to what he is called for.
108. Mtu hujikuna ajipatiapo.A person scratches himself where his hand can reach.
109. Mtu huulizwa amevaani ,haulizwi amekulani.A person is asked about his dress not what he has eaten.
110. Mtumai cha ndugu hufa masikini.One who always depends on his brother will die poor.
111. Mtumi wa kunga haambiwi maana.The carrier of a secret message is not told its meaning.
112. Mtumikie kafiri upate mradi wako.Serve even an unbeliever to attain your own ends.
113. Mtupa jongoo hutupa na mti wake.If you throw a millipede you should throw away the stick you picked it up with
114. Mume wa mama ni baba.A husband of a mother is a father
115. Mungu hamfichi mnafiki.God does not concell a(hypocrite) liar.
116. Mvumbika changa hula mbovu.One who stores half grown fruit eats it rotten.
117. Mvungu mkeka.The space under the bed is like a mat.
118. Mvunja nchi ni mwananchi.The destroyer of a country is a citizen of that country.
119. Mvuvi ajuwa pweza alipo.A fisheman knows where to look for an octopus.
120. Mwacha asili ni mtumwa.He who renounces his ancestrey is like a slave.
121. Mwamba na wako hukutuma umwambiye.He who spekes ill of someone close to you in your presence sends you to tell him so.
122. Mwamini Mungu si mtovu.He who trusts in God lacks nothing.
123. Mwana mkaidi hafaidi mpaka siku ya idi.An obstinete child does not suffer save on the day of festival.
124. Mwana maji wa kwale kufa maji mazowea.To a seamen of Kwale,death by water is common experience.
125. Mwana mkuwa nawe ni mwenzio kama wewe.The child who grows up with you is your fellow.
126. Mwana wa kuku hafunzwi kuchakura.A chick is not taught how to scratch up the ground.
127. Mwana simba ni simba.The child of lion is a lion.
128. Mwanga mpe mtoto kulea.Give a wizard a child to bring up.
129. Mwangaza mbili moja humponyoka.He who is after two things at the same time,one will surely escape him
130. Mwanzo kokochi mwisho nazi.The begining is bud the end is coconut.
131. Mwanzo wa chanzo ni chane mbili.The begining of a mat-making is two slips of raffia leaf.
132. Mwanzo wa ngoma ni lele.The begining of a dance is" lele" i.e.just one man singing hu lalaaaa.
133. Mwapiza la nje hupata la ndani.One who curses someone in public,brings it on himself in private.
134. Mwekaji kisasi haambiwi mwerevu.He who nurses vegeance is not called wise.
135. Mwenda bure si mkaa bure,huenda akaokota.One who walks with no reason is not like one who sits without reason,the one who walks might pick up something.
136. Mwenda mbio hujikwa kidole.A person who is in too much of a hurry stubs his toe.
137. Mwenda tezi na omo marejeo ngamani.He who goes to the quarterdeck and forecastle will return to the hold eventualy.
138. Mwenye kelele hana neno.A noisy person is harmless.
139. Mwenye kovu usidhani kapowa.One with a scar,do not think him healed.
140. Mwenye kubebwa hujikaza.He who is carried on the back must cling on.
141. Mwenye kuchinja hachelei kuchuna.He who slaughters a beast does not hesitate about skinning it
142. Mwenye kuumwa na nyoka akiona jani hushtuka.One who has been bitten by a snake,when he sees grass he he gets afraid.i.e.Once bitten twice shy.
143. Mwenye macho haambiwi tazama.One who has eyes is not told to look(he does it himself)
144. Mwenye nguvu mpishe. Let a strong man pass
145. Mwenye njaa hana miiko. A hungry man observes no taboos.
146. Mwenye pupa hadiriki kula tamu. A hasty person misses the sweet things (because he cannot wait for the fruit to ripen).
147. Mwenye shibe hamjui mwenye njaa. A satisfied person does not know the hungry man. cf. He that is warm thinks that all are so.
148. Mwenye shoka hakosi kuni. He who has an axe does not lack firewood.
149. Mwenye tumbo ni tumbole, angafunga mkaja. She who is pregnant, is pregnant-even though she wrap herself in an 'mkaja' (i.e you don't achieve something by merely pretending you have achieved it.) (Mkaja is the cloth a woman wears round her stomach after giving birth).
150. Mwenzako akinyolewa wewe tia maji. When your Companion is being shaved, put water (on your head). ('Be prepared-eg. when you see a neighbouring country being invaded prepare to face the same situation yourself) cf. When your neighbour's house is on fire, take care of your own.
151. Mwibaji na watwana, mlifi ni mwungwana. A thief is a rogue but the one who repays is a gentleman
152. Mwili wa mwenzio ni kando ya mwilio. Your companion's body is beside (i.e. not a part of) your body.
153. Mwizi hushikwa na mwizi mwenziwe. A thief is caught by his fellow thief. cf. Set a thief to catch a thief.
154. Mwomba chumvi huombea chunguche. He who asks for salt does so for his own cooking pot
155. Mwosha hadhuru maiti. The washer of corpses does no harm to the dead.
156. Mwosha huoshwa.The corpse-washer is washed (in his turn). Cf. Tit for tat.
157. Mwosha husitiri maiti.The washer conceals the corpse (i.e gives nothing away).
158. Mzaha,mzaha, hutumbuka usaha. Joke, joke, discharges pus (i.e. do not dismiss even a small scratch as if it were only a joke-it may go bad) cf. A stitch in time saves nine.
159. Mzazi haachi ujusi. One who gives birth cannot avoid (ritual) defilement
160. Mzigo Wa mwenzio ni kanda Ia usufi. Your companion's burden is (no more than) a load of kapok (to you). cf. The burden is light on the shoulder of another.
161. Mzika pembe ndiye mzua pembe.The one who buries ivory is the one to dig it up
162. Mzowea kutwaa, kutoa ni vita. (For him) who is accustomed to taking giving away is a battle.
163. Mzowea kunyonga, kuchinja hawezi. He who is used to strangle, cannot slaughter.
164. Mzungu Wa kula hafundishwi mwana. The process of eating is not taught to a child.