Proverb in the local language
Kukopa ni arusi kulipa ni matanga.
A wedding and a funeral
Proverb's direct translation
Borrowing is like a wedding , paying back is like mourning.
Proverb's meaning
Borrowing makes people happy but paying back makes people sad.
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.
