Literal meaning of amazi gavula omwyoyo mmbi is:
Water does not have an evil or bad heart
Meaning of Maragoli Luhya saying amazi gavula omwyoyo mmbi
This phrase is the Maragoli way of saying water is life. All usual precautions taken into account, we have all drank, washed or used otherwise water from different sources and in different areas without the water causing us problems. This phrase also touches on the how the Maragoli expect us to treat each other. It is not uncommon for one to hear complaints about a person’s meanness or bad heart by hearing others exclaim: “He/she offered us nothing, not even water!”
Luhya sayings and proverbs from across mulembe with similar or same meaning to amazi gavula omwyoyo mmbi
- Amatsi shikali nomwoyo omubi ta
- Amatsi kabula omwoyo mubi
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About the Maragoli
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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