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Akatii karainikwa kakyari kabisi “meaning that a stick can only be bent when it is still fresh, if you try to bend it when it is already dry it will definitely break. This is used often times to alert the proverbs to discipline their children when they are still young and can hid advise. It is close to impossible for an adolescent to hid advice if it hadn’t been given earlier. This proverb relates to the English one that says spare the rod and spoils the child. This proverb also alerts the parents that charity begins at home.“Nyantahurira akarya erisho rye” meaning that he who failed to listen ate his own eye. This proverb has a story following it that there was famine in the land and when people came together, they decided to pluck out their eyes and one person was chosen to cook the eyes while others kept away to discuss the next step after the eye issue.
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The bakiga tribe proverbs you should not ignore
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1 Rain beats the leopard's skin, but it does not wash away the spots. You can not change another person's personality no matter how hard you try. Its tough to change other people's minds about you if you behave improperly and earn a negative reputation, nomatter how many deeds you do.2 Rain does not fall on just one roof. Trouble does not care who you are. It happens to every one at same point in their lives

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