Arata akwa nyenda,

Tondu turauga niwega kumenyerera ruthiomi ruru ruitu ri, njir imwe ya kurumenyerera ni kuririkana uria andu a tene (kana a riu) maragia. Njira imwe yari thimo na ninjui ni muciui. Tareke tuone aria mooi thimo ici na uria ciahuthiraguo. Reke heane iria ciri kiongo ndagika ino:

1. Kwa mwaria gukihia, kwa mukiri kwahiire tene (ni kuga nduagiriiruo ni gukira na kaundu)

2. Mukungi akorire mucemi (muici eciritie nowe wathii kuiya agakora uria ungi akinyire tene - niguo andu a nyumba?)

3. Muiritu muthaka ageragira thome wa ngia (kuga ati uria utari aikara o atari)

4. Kinya kiri itina nikio kiigaga (ni wega gukorwo na muthithu)

5. Kuria uuru gutingigiria ukaria wega (ino no ndimihananirie na ingi iraguo gutiri ukiaga ta ungi)

Thii na mbere na nungwo haria ndahitia kuhitia ni kwa njamba.

one huu!

Niwega Wa Wakuru ni kwambiriria uhoro wa thimo
Nii ndina ciigana una kiongo, no ndigutaura umuthi. Mundu ungienda kundeithia no andeithie.

1. Komu athinirie kaigu wa nyina
2. Gutiri muici na mucuthiriria
3. Guici utari munyite ni muria gaake
4. Ciri Gukuyu itiri ukabi
5. Kanandu ka mucii gatihakagwo mugeni
6. Murumirwo ndooi igithira
7. Muharwo niwe uthingataga githaka
8. Mathanwa mari kiondo kimwe matigaga gukomorania
9. Mundu utari hinya arundagwo ruuri-ini rwa muka
10. Kuganwo ni kuura

Reke ndigire hau.

Wa Wakuru,bless your heart.Niî nîngûririkana Maitû akînjîra atî
Gûtirî kiega kiumaga hega.
Cia mûkarî irîaguo na maambura.
Karî itara gathekaga kee riko.
Wainaga nîeroragîra.

And you know why she said atî gûtirî kîega kiumaga hega? Cause I always complained when it was time for me to go back to boarding school.I hated my life in boarding school. I did not understand her then.I do now.And she was right.

Reke na nii heane ingi:

Warugaga niatobokaga
Muumagari ni wa njua igiri
Murio ni huni ndarumaga andu ao
Muici na kihii akenaga kiarua
Kuria mbere ti gukoroka
Ndukanairire gatinga hunyu
Muti urungaguo uri o munini

I remember the last one above used to be the signature tune of the caning process. The teacher would first make us form a chorus with her as the choir mistress and it would go like this:
Her: muti urungaguo uri...
Us: munini
Then the caning would begin in ernest, looool. Bless her, I wouldn't be where I am today were it not for her.

HA HA HAA!
Your Teacher was a good one... witu atuinagira na githwairi.. mtoto akililia wembe.. na ithui tukarikiriria.. mpe.. ugakianukio.

nihari ingi ndooi ndi munini itarii ta uu
1. Njika na Njika ndiri maruru
2. Muugi ni mutaare
3. Njamba irundagwo ni mucakwe (aria mari hinya nimari njira huthu ya kumatoria)
4. murega agitarwo ndaregaga akihetwo
5. muumagari ndoimbikaga kagwaci
6. Wa Ngai uraragio ni magoto
7. utatiga ndakora
8. utahetwo ni muigire
9. Yenda muno ikuraga rurira
10. Riitho rimenaga Njamba (ndukana-judge mundu na nja)
11. ma kuraya matininaga nyota
12. Kûrûga ti kwega, amu kiura kioragire uthoni na iruga.

Aria mathikagiriria Gathoni wa Muchomba nimoi
1. Urugari nduri indo, heho niyo iri indo
2. kaguru kari ime gatihana ta ke muhu.
3. kanyoni karia karokaga tene niko kariaga kigunyu kiria kinoru.
4. mukami muugi niatigagiria njau
5. utamerithitie ndaigaga kigina thi (encouragement for failures)

Mugendi
Thimo icio niciaingiha narua. Kuronekana ta turathii ria kamuti. Rekei twambe tucokie mihumu hanini. Rimwe na rimwe ninyendete kugariurania thimo.

kanyoni karia karokaga tene niko kariaga kigunyu kiria kinoru

kigunyu kiria kinoru gia tene nikio kiriagwo ni kanyoni ga tene. Advice, ndukanokire tene.

rurigi rwetagiriria mukwa
Rurigi rugiragia mundu agure mukwa ati tondu ndari na thina wa gia kuoha.

Njika na Njika ndiri maruru
mwirihiria niwe muuru

Wee Sajini tatiga kugarura thimo iyo ya "kanyoni karia...." Yatauraguo uguo ni aria mari iguta nigetha matikarute wira. Wagiriire guika ta kanyoni kau ukoroka tene nigetha urie kigunyo kiria kinoru. Nikio kwari kinya mbura yetaguo mahahura iguta tondu ya cicihaga iguka ikoinika ikiinuka ati ni kuaura.

I nomuririkane thiomi ingi ciakoragwo na "opposite"...
...ta kuria muno ni kwaria nda ...mwana mwega no nda

Wa Karumba:

Ta theria hau wenda tondu ndinanyita uria woiga uhoro wa "opposite"

Wa Wakuru,
I think I understand what he means. It is about proverbs that negate other proverbs. Taking the examples he gave, Someone will justify gluttony or overeating by saying

'Mwana mwega no nda' or
'Murio ni huni ndarumaga andu ao'

However, to discourage gluttonly and overeating, these proverbs are negated by;

Kuria muno ni kworia nda.

I think we have many such proverbs. But their semantic depends on the contexts in which they are used.

My example would be;
1. Giikaro kimwe ki ndaa vs. Kaihu gacangacangi gatigaga kwao gugithinjwo

2. Muriganio uri tha vs.Muikaranio ni munyamaranio

quote:

Originally posted by Karũngarũ Karũmba:
I nomuririkane thiomi ingi ciakoragwo na "opposite"...
...ta kuria muno ni kwaria nda ...mwana mwega no nda

That's right; "opposite" ni "mûgarû" na Gikuyu, "kinyume" na gîthwairi,

mûhiano ungi:
Kahora kari indo - Narua mugogo utanatendera

Hau athuri nimueka wega ni gutheria. Riu nindanyita uria wa Karumba ekuendaga kuga. Thimo icio ciari mugaru o uguo Sajini oiga ciaringanaga na ni ri na ni gitumi kiriku cirahuthirwo. Niukuona hau iguru Sajini ekuhuthirite imwe ingikenia iguta muno. No muno thimo ciri na ndumiriri ndikiru na ni ithomithagia andu maundu maingi muno.

Nyûmba, Hî. Rîu reke nyambe ngagure rangi wa printer tondû ici nîngûprint. Sajini,LOOOOOOL,it sounds like you are on the kîgunyû kîrîa kînoru side he he he he he he he he. You guys are hilarious. Oh Im loving this topic.

Mûgendi,gwitû nî rware kwanyu nîkû? Tondû thimo ciaku ciî na ngûrani na cia gwitû.

Njamba îrûndaguo nî ikoro.
Mûrega akîruo ndaregaga akîhetwo.
Muumagari ndoimbîkaga irigû.
Yenda mûno iteaga ciothe.

Nî gîa kûgûrû kûu!

Guitu Nyina wa Bhakita ni Nyahururu, kuria Leshau Pondo, nikuo ndaciariiruo no half of my life njikaraga Dagoretti...

Aciari aingi nimagaruraga thimo kuringana na gikuyu kiao... î tanjira atiriri Wa Bhakita gikuyu ni maita maingi gwi kia muranga, kia Nyeri gia kabete naku kungi?

Ngikinyiriria kiuria kia Mugendi

Gigicugu na Kindia ni Gikuyu?