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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 “Zwobuya ne nyebezegwa, buya kwazo milandu”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #569

Zwobuya ne nyebezegwa, buya kwazo milandu

Literal English rendering
It is enjoyable when spoken in whispers but the result (outcome) is problems
English meaning
A love affair originates as a secret but the result might be pregnancy

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