Proverb in the local language
Mbuzi wa maskini hazai.
A poor man’s goat…
Proverb's direct translation
A poor man’s goat does not reproduce.
Proverb's meaning
Poor people cannot overcome their poverty. You need wealth to generate more wealth.
From: Swahili
General comments
Kiswahili is spoken in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and parts of Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in Eastern Africa.
