The Maragoli saying mwana wovo ni mbimbu yomungongo, translates to ‘your child is the supporting stick of your back’.
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Meaning of your child is the supporting stick of your back
In this saying, our forefathers pass on the wisdom that children are a heritage, a reward, the future and a blessing. Therefore, as parents or as those whose decisions and actions can harm children, we should always protect our young right from the vulnerability of infancy, childhood and through out their journey of maturity.
In all we do, we should aim to raise individual capable of making their own choices or decisions and with the ability to act on them. This Maragoli saying promotes the idea of the cyle of life. The children we take care of today, will take car of us in old age. As a result, we better hope that the children we raise grow right; because when we ourselves become weak and vulnerable with advancing age, it is only best that those who have the ability and power to make decisions that affect us are capable, empowered and a blessing to us.
About Lulogoli and Maragoli-Luhya of western Kenya
The Maragoli or Mulogoli is a Bantu tribe that’s one of the larger houses of the Luhya supra-community that’s presently mainly domiciled in Western Kenya. Maragoli language or Lulogooli, Logoli is the tongue of Maragoli. Join us and learn how to speak Maragoli language. Start of with our free lessons in Maragoli language. Build your vocabulary with our stories from Maragoli culture whose narrative harnesses the richness of L’logoli in telling our origin, beliefs and way of life. Hop on our continuous search for the meaning of different Maragoli proverbs and sayings. Test yourself with our dalliance at the intersections, such as in our ongoing Kinyarwanda-Lulogooli and Lingala- Luhya discourse. Let’s get you started with Kimaragoli, with our mega post: Learn Maragoli Online: The Mulembe Nation list of 60+ common Maragoli words, their translation and meaning.
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