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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 “Tjilungulila tjitenda, shungu dzimu moyo dzowolebgwa”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #436

Tjilungulila tjitenda, shungu dzimu moyo dzowolebgwa

Literal English rendering
The heart that burns be grateful, the urge in the heart will tell
English meaning
If you have a burning matter, present it, if you do not, it will torment you

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