CLASSIFICATION OF PROVERBS AND WISE SAYINGS. Proverbs and wise sayings may have no rigid classification but scholars try to organize the corpus based on the following criteria:- The corpus is arranged using the first letter of the first word in the proverb and the subsequent letters in their alphabetical order. Example (proverbs beginning […]
CHARACTERISTICS OF PROVERBS AND WISE SAYINGS Proverbs and wise sayings use the fewest words possible or we can say they conserve words. Example. Ja kuoth ki it (Luo) The gossip never ages. They use few words as compared to normal speech where one could say that the person who is fond of gossiping
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PROVERB AND A WISE SAYING. For example in the Kikuyu wise saying, the impregnation of the lady is within the immediacy of the speaker while the former gives a judgement on an experience e.g. in the luo proverb atonga mayot emiyombogo koth (it’s with a light basket that one
A wise saying is said to be figurative reference to an event, a situation or an entity. They can also be said to be short expressions or phrases which are informally included and incorporated into ordinary speech. Most wise sayings are used when a group of people intend to exclude one or another
A proverb is a statement full of hidden meaning accepted and used by a community as an explanation of truth or wisdom. Examples. English: the leader gets scratched by ogongo thorns. This proverb may be used to talk about a leader who is facing difficulties in his task of leadership on behalf of his
CHARACTERISTICS OF OGRE/MONSTER NARRATIVES.
