Proverb in the local language
Asiyefunzwa na mamaye, hufunzwa na ulimwengu.
Learn from mother or the hard way
Proverb's direct translation
One who is not taught by his/her mother is taught by the world.
Proverb's meaning
If you are not taught at home, then you will learn it the hard way.
From: Swahili
General comments
Kiswahili is spoken in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Rwanda in Eastern Africa.
