Proverbs.

Over a thousand Rwandan proverbs, filed A to Z.

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Umuvandimwe wa kure arutwa n'umuturanyi.

A distant brother is less valuable than a neighbour.

The people closest to you physically (your neighbours and community) are often the ones who will help you first in times of need.

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H Proverbs under H 29

Haba guhinga hakaba no guhirwa. Haba guhirwa ntihaba guhinga. Haba Imana ntihaba impuhwe. Haba Iyakare n'amahirwe. Haba Rugira, hakaba umugizi. Haba ubugabo ntihaba ubukuru. Haba umugisha ntihaba ubugabo. Haba umuhanwa hakaba n'umwihane, hakaba n'uwananiranye. Habunda uwirutse. Haburiraga mwene Muzima nkanswe mwene Muzimu. Habyara Imana abantu bakarera. Habyara shobuja ntihabyara so (kuko habyara inka). Hacika umuryango ntihacika ubwoko. Haganira abicaranye. Haganya nyir'ubukozwemo naho nyir'ubuteruranwe n'akebo, ntakoma. Hagati y'abapfu n'abapfumu hamenya abahanga. Hagati y'akarimi n'agatima haciye akaringoshyo (akari ingobe). Hagati yo kuvuga haciye kuzirikana. Hagati yumutwe n'umutwaro haca ingata. Haguma akatsi. Haguma kwiha. Haguma ruseke, ibintu biragenderwa. Haguma umwami ingoma irabazwa. Hakira uwakize. Hakomera imfubyi ifuni iroroha (iragororwa). Hapfa uwavutse. Harakabaho iminsi itanga umugisha. Harakabaho u Rwanda. Hata umwanya asiga igihe.