Proverb #14
Badzinge dzingani mwana tiyende
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu bhabhamwana tiyende
Kalanga proverbs and wise sayings
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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.
52 proverbs under B. Showing 1–20.
Proverb #15
Bagwatimo bvaponi paminnanga yabatjenjebvu
- Kalanga explanation
- Iwe wabvayi pakati kwebafumi batjentjebvu iwe ulindziyili
Proverb #16
Bakatjehha nampamo zanani mutjebuka bana wuluba yenzi injisa
- Kalanga explanation
- Botate nabome lebani dzindebo dzimwe muhlonipha bana
Proverb #17
Bala mwizi dzakule wubala makukuta
- Kalanga explanation
- Kobviwa nnu eti ndina mbudzi n’gombe, kati dzakafa mupalo
Proverb #18
Bala n'gombe dzikule , hunga ubalilanya nemakukuta
- Literal English rendering
- To count the cattle which are not present is to count the hides as well
- English meaning
- You can only be sure that your property is still available and yours if it is within your sight...!!!
Proverb #19
Balubidzi lumbidzani
- Kalanga explanation
- Batendi kudzani, hongohhelani, muthute zina laYahwe upehhugwi
Proverb #20
Balumbila, baninjikali, banipakala, bose bose banowhanya hhamba ikaminama
- Kalanga explanation
- Butjenjebvu gwabatatu gobusiku gulefu lefu gopiza sereza
Proverb #21
Bana bagongobogwa nebazwadzi babo
- Kalanga explanation
- Bana batukiwa zwibva mbili nebazwadzi babo
Proverb #22
Bana besimba banofa nlongo nlongo
- Kalanga explanation
- Bana benkadzi banowilana pamwe nepamwe
Proverb #23
Bana bonkadzi banokwamulilana ngholo wemaho
- Kalanga explanation
- Banu banozwagwa ngenu ngompela banofaka kamwe kamwe
Proverb #24
Bannu bagutana kene sulilana hambhwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu wilana hambwa nengezwilebo zwabo zwabo zose
Proverb #25
Bannu banohaka ngholo wemwizana
- Kalanga explanation
- Botate behaka ngubo dzebakadzi bebana
Proverb #26
Banodla hhiho lehowu
- Kalanga explanation
- Nlume nenkadzi beska balimuhhalima
Proverb #27
Banogwila nyama isina fupa
- Kalanga explanation
- Banogwila bukadzi gonkadzi
Proverb #28
Banokomba vumbu lisina nhanga
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu banokomba zwimba hulo yamuka ntolo
Proverb #29
Basikana babuya zwilayilo zwabahhuha
- Kalanga explanation
- Basikana banamazwibhato banopedza belobogwa ngebahhuha
Proverb #30
Batakapulila matobgwe ndibo banotiseka mbonje
- Literal English rendering
- The ones for whom we brought down “MATOBGWE” fruits are the ones who are laughing at our scars.
- English meaning
- This saying is used to express a situation whereby u helped at great expense to yourself ridicules you
- Background
- One of the ways of bringing down MATOBGWE fruits is by throwing sticks at them to dislodge them from the tree. Sometimes an accident happens whereby the stick falls on the gather's head causing an injury
Proverb #31
Bawosi tandabalani balongo bamilike bahinge
- Kalanga explanation
- Nkadzi wola pani bahule kwenyu nghingo bahinge
Proverb #32
Bemabhasikili bani mulimbeli towana mafulila
- Kalanga explanation
- Bedzinjelimana yendani koga tomuwana mutota
Proverb #33
Bhadza gulu ipa nlimi, kupa simbe inoma nalo
- Literal English rendering
- Give the big hoe to the hard working cultivator; you give to the lazy he stands with it
- English meaning
- To the hard worker give more, to produce more