Proverb #259
Mbwa inotjemegwa itjanya
- Kalanga explanation
- Mwana unotjemegwa atjintjetjana
Kalanga proverbs and wise sayings
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Compiled and edited by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo. The original collection includes English renderings for some proverbs and Kalanga explanations for others. Source numbers are retained for reference.
64 proverbs under M. Showing 21–40.
Proverb #260
Mbwa kotata dzonlebesi
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unabunyambi golebeleka, zwiyeto kene hinga kusina nyala
Proverb #261
Mbwanana inotjemegwa itjanya
- Kalanga explanation
- Mwana unotjemegwa mubutjetjana gugwe
Proverb #262
Meho bona koga nlomo usilebe
- Kalanga explanation
- Uwe zwemizi yabannu koga usilebeleke
Proverb #263
Meno malema
- Literal English rendering
- The tooth laughs with the person it hates
- English meaning
- Somebody can pretend to your friend while he in fact hates you with passion
Proverb #264
Meno matema kuti ntja ate seka
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu esekegwa ngezwita zwizwe
Proverb #265
Meya iye izele ngedothodzo
- Literal English rendering
- May his soul sleep with coldness
- English meaning
- May his soul rest in peace
Proverb #266
Mhuka ntupo masikati, bhusiku inohanduka ikabe nyama
- Literal English rendering
- The animal is a totem during the day but at night turns to be a meat
- English meaning
- Some people especially relatives may pretend to the public to have nothing more than an innocent relationship when in fact they are secret lovers
Proverb #267
Mizi inoyenda inopaladza igele
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu bebahhi aboyenda banopaladza bagele
Proverb #268
Mlomo iphako unozwidzibilila
- Literal English rendering
- The mouth is a cleft (in a tree), it blocks the inlet for itself
- English meaning
- A talkative person forgets that s/he wearies other people
Proverb #269
Mogwila sundi inyama yaponi
- Kalanga explanation
- Banu bgwila nkadzi tjisingapela
Proverb #270
Mohhodza makumbo zwanja
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu watumwa ngono epotelaka nenlayo busimbe koga
Proverb #271
Mokobo kofa akalangana
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu banokunda tjita ngowanana
Proverb #272
Mokomba nyoka nebanodzidla
- Kalanga explanation
- Wuleba ndebo nebamwe mukati bekutjela matama
Proverb #273
Molinda ntobwe sindi dzikadla
- Kalanga explanation
- Ugele nenkadzi munzi kati unatjamba tjitje muhango
Proverb #274
Mondithama dengu linopepela wwuzwi
- Kalanga explanation
- Mondi tuma mudzindebo kene mumizi kakale
Proverb #275
Mosungila mbwa mimwise muti dzitemane
- Kalanga explanation
- Mogwisanya bana bonkadzi
Proverb #276
Mosungila mbwa mubhadza
- Kalanga explanation
- Wusengesa bana ndebo dzewola muzi beni baliyapo
Proverb #277
Motisukisa debwe nhoma kadla nami
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu besuka makukuta embudzi dzabasakadla
Proverb #278
Mowoyagobo kene muna butali
- Kalanga explanation
- Bahule kwenyu banomuseka bo