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 group from their reference point when they are referring to one of them and do not want to hurt the person.

Examples

• Ngielo orengo (Luo)

Throwing the fly whisk.

A wise saying to death

• Nionua mburi kuguru (kikuyu)

He has broken the goat’s leg

Wise saying to mean impregnating a woman.