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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 “Tjibuya, ja ne hama, ntogwa una hangang’wa. / Tjawawana tjije ne hama, ntogwa unokangwana”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #421

Tjibuya, ja ne hama, ntogwa una hangang’wa. / Tjawawana tjije ne hama, ntogwa unokangwana

Literal English rendering
When you have a good thing eat it with a friend, the stranger forgets
English meaning
The appreciation of a friend makes the joy of life; Sharing good things with a friend spices life

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