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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 “Mlomo iphako unozwidzibilila”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #268

Mlomo iphako unozwidzibilila

Literal English rendering
The mouth is a cleft (in a tree), it blocks the inlet for itself
English meaning
A talkative person forgets that s/he wearies other people

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