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Ndege wa nyumbani hula mboga

[nday-geh wah nyoo-mbah-nee hoo-lah em-boh-gah]

phrase idiomatic expressions

LanguageSwahili (Tanzania)

Meaning
  1. The bird at home eats vegetables
  2. This phrase suggests that one finds contentment and essential nourishment within the safety of one's own familiar circle.
Examples

Ndege wa nyumbani hula mboga tunapofurahia amani ya nyumbani.

The bird at home eats vegetables when we enjoy the peace of home.

Ni vizuri kurudi kwa sababu Ndege wa nyumbani hula mboga.

It is good to return because the bird at home eats vegetables.

Pronunciationnday-geh wah nyoo-mbah-nee hoo-lah em-boh-gah

RomanizationNdege wa nyumbani hula mboga

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How it is usedImplying that values and comforts are found in familiar places.

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