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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 “Gwembizi ndegu muntumbu gumu nlomo unopkhwawula ikapfa”. Showing 1–1.
Proverb #115
Gwembizi ndegu muntumbu gumu nlomo unopkhwawula ikapfa
Literal English rendering The grass of the horse is the one inside its stomach, the one inside its mouth, u can strike it in the mouth and cause it to spit out the grass
English meaning You can only claim something as your own when it is securely in your possession. (A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)
