proverb [proverb]

Onyo la wazee ni dawa

Maana (Definition)

Proverb teaching that heeding guidance from experienced elders cures bad choices and protects one's future.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

The warning of elders is medicine / advice of elders prevents suffering

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

rada ya ma-paros ni muhimu

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Cultural Tradition

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Msikilize babu yako kwani onyo la wazee ni dawa."

Translation: Listen to your grandfather because the warning of elders is medicine.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):