ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara
Kikuyu
Proverb
ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara[1]
- when the cat's away, the mice will play (lit. when lions have gone, hyenas dance)
Synonyms
- hiti ciathiĩ mbwe ciegangara
References
- Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents, p. 86. London: Macmillan.