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Literal meaning: slow slow you will get there. This Maragoli phrase is similar to the Swahili saying ‘mwenda pole hajikwai’. It is used to encourage someone who is taking small … Read more

Omundu we indakwe is a person who’s out of luck. Nothing they touch flourishes, everything they do seems to end in failure. You can compare the Maragoli phrase omundu we … Read more

Literal meaning: cut cleverness. This Maragoli phrase is used to remind someone that they need to be wise in their decision. Speak better Lulogoli, get to know the translation and … Read more

Literal meaning: We come for good, we have no other (ill) intent. This Maragoli phrase is used as an icebreaker in difficult conversations or when the parties involved are strangers … Read more

Literal meaning: Money is not picked. This Maragoli saying is used to remind a lazy person that one does not just come by money. One has to work to get … Read more

Literal meaning: They who depends/relies on their brothers’ or kin sleeps hungry. This Maragoli saying is a kick up the backside for the lazy. It also is used as a … Read more

Literal meaning: The mouth of a bottle. The meaning of this Maragoli phrase is used to describe the opening of a bottle. Speak better Lulogoli, get to know the translation … Read more

Literal meaning; the mouth of the breast. This phrase is a decent, culturally sensitive way to refer to the nipple. In this phrase, the breast is thought of as a … Read more

Literal meaning: My first husband. In Maragoli culture, figuratively speaking, a woman husbands include her husband’s brothers, cousins or such like relations that her husband can call brother. Speak better … Read more