proverb [proverb]

Mjenga nchi si mharibifu

Maana (Definition)

A proverb teaching that true patriotic leaders build society rather than wrecking it.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

the builder of a nation is not its destroyer / constructive citizenship

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

uzalendo halisi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Civic Proverb

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Tudumishe amani maana mjenga nchi si mharibifu."

Translation: Let us preserve peace because the builder of a nation is not its destroyer.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Uzalendo Bidii Amani