Ila proverbs

Ila is a language spoken by 106,000 people in Zambia.

Beak

 * Kula-kula, vu.
 * Translation: To clean the beak by rubbing it on the ground.
 * English equivalent: The remedy is often worse than the disease; Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.

Clothing

 * Ndaakusamine ceci cicona nicibiya, kufumba umbili oobaka
 * Translation: I have put these ugly skins on, but at least they cover my body.
 * English equivalent: Make do with what you have.
 * Meaning: Though what you may use may seem ugly, it still performs its original purpose.
 * Source for meaning and proverb: