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Rwandan Proverbs

Rwandan Proverbs. Rwanda. Capital: Kigali Official Languages: Kinyarwanda, French, English Ethnic Groups: Hutu, Tutsi, Twa Population: Over 12 million Area: ~10,000 square miles (slightly larger than Vermont) Colonized by: Germany, Belgium Independence: July 1 st , 1962. Proverb.

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Rwandan Proverbs

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  1. Rwandan Proverbs

  2. Rwanda • Capital: Kigali • Official Languages: Kinyarwanda, French, English • Ethnic Groups: Hutu, Tutsi, Twa • Population: Over 12 million • Area: ~10,000 square miles (slightly larger than Vermont) • Colonized by: Germany, Belgium • Independence: July 1st, 1962

  3. Proverb • Proverb-A simple, well known saying that expresses a truth based on common sense or human experience. • American examples?

  4. American Proverbs • “The best things in life are free.” • “Do as I say, not as I do.” • “If you can’t beat them, join them.” • “Old habits die hard.” • “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”

  5. Task ~10 minutes Go to your assigned proverb With your group, try to read proverb in Kinyarwanda, then read it in English Discuss the meaning of the proverb together You will share all of this with the entire class

  6. Gray • “Mweshoboraurengaahokwirukanumwe, arikontabwoahokwirukanu mu matimuwawe.” • “You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you.”

  7. Dark blue • “Ryarimweukwatainzika, anyuumwanagukwatainzikakandi.” • “When you bear a grudge, your child will also bear a grudge.”

  8. Yellow • “Ingungay’urulimiineshainjungaz’igitero.” • “The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warriors.”

  9. Green • “Amaziron’amacirobirangana.” • “Ends and beginnings are identical.”

  10. Salmon • “Akarênzeimpingakarushyaihámagara.” • “When what is said reaches the top of the hill, it cannot be called (taken) back.”

  11. Light Blue • “Umusongaw'ûndíntûkubúzagusinzìra.” • “Someone else’s stomachache doesn’t prevent you from sleeping.”

  12. Brown/Tan • “Ifumbirey'úbucutiniâmagambo.” • “The fertilizer of friendship is made of words.”

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