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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 “Ha wu bona tjikadzikulu tji tata nyuni mu nndha ziba kuti mapfundhe a hibva”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #119

Ha wu bona tjikadzikulu tji tata nyuni mu nndha ziba kuti mapfundhe a hibva

Literal English rendering
If you see an old lady chasing away weavers or quelled birds from the field (farm) know that grain crops are ripe
English meaning
When you see parents of a girl child bothered by boys (young man) know that the girl is mature

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