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Kalanga proverbs and wise sayings

Makungulupeswa eTjiKalanga

Browse 570 Kalanga proverbs by their first letter. Read the wording and the explanations supplied in the collection.

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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.

1 proverb matching “A kuna tjawungabula”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #1

A kuna tjawungabula

Literal English rendering
You will nothing out of fire
English meaning
You cannot benefit from the effort you are making
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Literal English rendering: You will get nothing out of fire

Reason: Proverb #7 in the supplied collection gives the same literal rendering with “get”.

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