Simple insightful moral sayings and counsel from our forefathers. Get to know similar proverbs and the meaning of the Luhya proverb: Akhweboola yalima khunjira
Akhweboola yalima khunjira in English
He who praises himself cultivates on the road.
Similar proverbs from across the Luhya
Meaning of the proverb
Self praise is as useless as planting crop on the road. The cultivated land gets trampled by the road’s traffic or the fully grown crop gets harvested by passersby. Either way, whoever cultivated the road gets nothing.
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Coming from all over mulembe, these proverbs express deeply held beliefs shared by the different Luhya subtribes. Get to know more about this African culture.