What does the Kiiraqw proverb "Ilwar sleer ghasarmo ki iwitananang'w wa wahahanka" mean?

The Kiiraqw saying "Ilwar sleer ghasarmo ki iwitananang'w wa wahahanka" means in Swahili: "Maziwa ya ng'ombe wa kuazima hayanywewi kwa kukaa." (Borrowed cow's milk is not drunk while sitting idle.).

Msemo / MethaliIlwar sleer ghasarmo ki iwitananang'w wa wahahankaMaziwa ya ng'ombe wa kuazima hayanywewi kwa kukaa.Borrowed cow's milk is not drunk while sitting idle.

Ilwar sleer ghasarmo ki iwitananang'w wa wahahanka

swh maziwa ya ng'ombe wa kuazima hayanywewi kwa kukaa
en borrowed cow's milk is not drunk while sitting idle

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proverb | theme: uwajibikaji, kujitegemea

swh: Maziwa ya ng'ombe wa kuazima hayanywewi kwa kukaa.

en: Borrowed cow's milk is not drunk while sitting idle.

source: Shaaban & Mwangosi — Nafasi ya Misemo katika Jamii ya Wairaqw (§3.1.2)

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Msemo / MethaliIlwar sleer ghasarmo ki iwitananang'w wa wahahankaMaziwa ya ng'ombe wa kuazima hayanywewi kwa kukaa.Borrowed cow's milk is not drunk while sitting idle.

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