Below are famous examples categorized by theme. Kitendawili: Kuku wangu aliporuka, ulimi wake ulibaki chini. (My chicken flew away, but its tongue remained on the ground.) Jibu: Uyoga. (Mushroom.)
Nyumba yangu haina mlango, lakini watu huingia. (My house has no door, yet people enter.) Jibu: Yai. (Egg – you break it to enter.) mfano wa vitendawili
Hulia mbali, hulia karibu, lakini hana sauti. (It cries far, it cries near, but it has no voice.) Jibu: Kenge. (Bell.) Below are famous examples categorized by theme