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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 “Tjikulu tjina tjimwe tjikulili”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #427

Tjikulu tjina tjimwe tjikulili

Literal English rendering
A big thing has also something bigger than it
English meaning
A person will meet those who boast better than him/her

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