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Kalanga proverbs and wise sayings

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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 “Kuziba benzi wushwa nabo”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #215

Kuziba benzi wushwa nabo

Literal English rendering
To know people in a home, you must spend the day with them
English meaning
You cannot know the defaults of a person if you do not spend time with him/her

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