Maori proverbs
Māori is a language spoken by the native polynesian people in New Zealand.
- Kaore te kumara e korero mo tona ake reka.
- Translation The kumara never talks about how sweet it is.
- Meaning: Do not boast of your own endeavours.
- English equivalents: Don't blow your own horn.
- Speake, Simpson (2009). A Dictionary of Proverbs. Oxford University Press, USA.