Simple insightful moral sayings and counsel from our forefathers. Get to know similar proverbs and the meaning of the Luhya proverb: Aho omuhele yeha obwoba shaburanga nalahenga
Aho omuhele yeha obwoba shaburanga nalahenga in English
A child frequents the spot where he uprooted a mushroom.
Similar proverbs from across the Luhya
- Aho omuhele yeha obwoba shaburanga nalahenga
Meaning of the proverb
If you grew up Luhya, this proverb requires no explanation as as a child, you must have done what exactly it says: frequented a apot in the village or in the bushes surrounding the village where you chanced upon wild mushroom, obwoba. In everyday life, this Luhya proverb helps explain habits that we may observe in others. For example, a wayward spouse might make a habit of frequenting an establishment where, as we say in modern times, they got lucky and were able to experience in flesh their wayward ways with least resistance, little consequence or without being caught. It is a proverb that explains why, as the English say, birds of a feather flock together.
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