kaara kamwe gatiũragaga ndaa

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

Proverb

kaara kamwe gatiũragaga ndaa[1]

  1. one hand washes the other, and both wash the face[1]; union is strength[2] (lit. one tiny finger does not kill a louse)

Synonyms
  • kamũingĩ koyaga ndĩrĩ
  • rũtungu rũmwe rũtiraragia mwaki
  • rwambo rũmwe rũtiambaga ndarwa
  • thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ
  • ũũgĩ wa mũndũ ũmwe ndũrĩmaga

References
  1. Njũrũri, Ngũmbũ (1969). Gĩkũyũ Proverbs, p. 47.
  2. Cagnolo, C. and Hilary Wambũgũ and James Mwangi Ngarariga and Peter Mũriĩthi Kariũki (2006). The Agĩkũyũ: Their customs, traditions, and folklore, p. 226. Wisdom Graphics Place.
  • Wanjohi, G. J. (2001). Under One Roof: Gĩkũyũ Proverbs Consolidated, p. 44. Paulines Publications Africa.
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