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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Ndabaga yibagirwa uwo bahoze. Ndeke bihore yasangiye numaze ibye. Nta bisanganwa nk'amagambo. Nta bubyimba bw'inda bupfa ubusa. Nta byiza biza bitagowe. Nta cyera ngo de! Ntacyo bitwaye cyishe u Rwanda. Nta gahora gahanze. Nta gahugu gatagira umugani. Nta gise kiba igisasa. Nta giti kizana imbuto zitari izacyo. Nta ho bucyikera n'ikuzimu baraganya. Nta kibi kidashira. Nta kibi kigira impigi. Nta kibyara ikindi. Nta mbwa yigana inka. Nta mugani udafite ishingiro. Nta muhanuzi mu babo. Nta mvura idahita. Nta nkoko isogota. Nta nkoko isogota imwe. Nta nkumi yigaya. Nta nyoni iguruka itagira aho igwa. Nta wanga igisura atarakibona. Nta wanga ilya mukuru. Nta we uba intwari atarababaye. Ntawe uhingira isazi. Nta we uhisha uwo babana. Nta we usiga umusaruro we ngo ahingire undi. Nta wubaka inzu itagira idirishya. Nta wucika yenda. Nta wukoma urusaku rw'undi. Nta wutinya ijoro atinya icyo balihuliye mo. — No one fears the night; one fears what steps out of it. Nta wutinya ijoro atinya icyo barihuriye mo. Nta zibana zidakirana. Nta zibana zidakomana amahembe. — No cows live together without locking horns. Ntibarufata. Ntiwabona igisubizo udafite ikibazo. Ntiwabona umuti w'iminsi. N'uhigimye aba avuze. Nuko byagenze nta we ukosora. Nyina w'umuntu agira ake kezi.