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proverb [proverb]

Jambo usilolijua ni usiku wa kiza

Maana (Definition)

Proverb stressing that lack of knowledge about a situation leaves one vulnerable and lost.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

What you don't know is like a dark night / Ignorance is darkness

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

ujinga ni giza

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Proverb
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Fanya utafiti kwanza maana jambo usilolijua ni usiku wa kiza."

Translation: Do research first because what you don't know is like a dark night.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
ujinga
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