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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 “Denje mbuya nde la muka shulo la muka ntshitshinyoka bana ba no li tja”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #69

Denje mbuya nde la muka shulo la muka ntshitshinyoka bana ba no li tja

Literal English rendering
A welcoming person is popular as to an unfriendly person
English meaning
friendliness enhance popularity as many people would like to associate with you

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