Proverb #428
Tjilambo bhuzwa tjayo tjizwibonegwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unolamba lumwa zebe koga unobona ngemalopa kene banga
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.
75 proverbs under T. Showing 41–60.
Proverb #429
Tjilambo bundzwa tjayotjowo zwibonegwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu usinga tolemano abamwe tjitjemilanda ngelufu koga
Proverb #430
Tjilayilayi hhatji lahe
- Kalanga explanation
- Unghuhha nembisana pabanohangana abatolahana
Proverb #431
Tjilipilila tjembwa ungholo wayo
- Kalanga explanation
- Imbwa ipinga kene ikwiba kulekule, ayafa mowoyiziba ngongholo wayo
Proverb #432
Tjilipililo tjembwa ungholo wayo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu etjemegwa ngebannu elamba, unowodza kabhakhwa ngomweni wonzi
Proverb #433
Tjilumbi ngetje nzwali, usinzwali a!
- Kalanga explanation
- Gubungano ngelenzwagwa ipapo usinzwagwa anambunga
Proverb #435
Tjilume tjakandiyendisa nkathunkathu atjitenda ndagala
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wakandiyendisa muyikaka koga awumboka ndaswika
Proverb #434
Tjilume tja ndi yendisha nkathu-nkathu ndo wo tji tenda nda gala
- Literal English rendering
- Learning may be very difficult but later will prove to have laid a better foundation
- English meaning
- Education is valuable in one’s life
Proverb #436
Tjilungulila tjitenda, shungu dzimu moyo dzowolebgwa
- Literal English rendering
- The heart that burns be grateful, the urge in the heart will tell
- English meaning
- If you have a burning matter, present it, if you do not, it will torment you
Proverb #437
Tjimidza mbvula wagala bwe yipato gulu
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unolobola bakadzi akalinga danga len’gombe nembudzi
Proverb #438
Tjimona Ntumbu Manyoka
- Literal English rendering
- A little stomach upset, is stomach ache
- English meaning
- Do not hide a small problem; it will get big and irresolvable
Proverb #439
Tjimwe tjitekesi tjimwe tjisipo
- Literal English rendering
- One boasts of knowledge when the other is not there
- English meaning
- A person who knows little boasts when experts are not there
Proverb #441
Tjingoma tjililisi, nditjo tjipaluki / Tjiambalo tjiambalisiswa nditjo tjinopaluka
- Literal English rendering
- The drum that is drummed a lot is the one that wears off. / An over worn garment is that one that wears
- English meaning
- Over usage of a good thing destroys it; over usage spoils usage
Proverb #442
Tjinodana ithamo, lufu nde gunotebela
- Literal English rendering
- What calls (first) are troubles, death comes afterwards
- English meaning
- Small things cause big troubles
Proverb #443
Tjinonyadza meya mbudzi wuti mbgwa ya ja tjimela iyo ilipo
- Literal English rendering
- What discourages the goat is that the dog eats a plant while it looks
- English meaning
- What discourages is when people who have no business with something do it before those who could do it better
Proverb #444
Tjinyala tjing’ompela atjitodzwinya nda
- Literal English rendering
- A single finger cannot crush a louse
- English meaning
- It is hard to do a thin alone
Proverb #445
Tjinyuni babii nkomba woga tjo wuluka
- Literal English rendering
- Teamwork wins as compared to individualistic pursuits
- English meaning
- It’s always good to work as a group
Proverb #440
Tjin’ganga tjenzi tjoguta ngokukula dzihhali
- Kalanga explanation
- N’ganga yemizi ipedlo inowana mari munabagele nayo
Proverb #447
Tjipana uwo atjitoyemugwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Awatjiyemula nowongingwa ngemeya mbi ukayeta mbipo
Proverb #448
Tjisekegwa ngehhadzi ndume dzakamona nyanga
- Kalanga explanation
- Unlume unodiwa ngebakadzi kati betjilume bakawunteya bose