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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.
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1 proverb matching “Dzina tjitsha dzina nhu”. Showing 1–1.
Proverb #86
Dzina tjitsha dzina nhu
Literal English rendering Domestic animals in the company of a tree stump-being are in the company of a human being
English meaning To have somebody in the care of something however incompetent that person is, it is better than to have no one at all