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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 “Bhembgwe ko mimiligwa la muka”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #36

Bhembgwe ko mimiligwa la muka

Literal English rendering
You scream and set dogs on a buck which has broken cover
English meaning
People should only be accused of wrongdoing when they are evidence

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