Proverb #197
Kunandingilila lupudzi
- Kalanga explanation
- Ihhala yazwalila pangha
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.
76 proverbs under K. Showing 41–60.
Proverb #181
Kuna ndzumi kene babvumile bekudzimu
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu banogalabwe kuNdzimu kene batobeli bedama loNdzimu
Proverb #198
Kunangwani gwapo tjamba tjebhofu
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu webhofu awana hhama iyeyongha unowobhuzwa kene leba ndebo dzongha
Proverb #199
Kunangwisanyi wabose kapulula dziwabanogwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Kobviwa nyoka wulu padzili dzose nyanyahuwe
Proverb #200
Kunankadzi buta
- Kalanga explanation
- Unkadzi wawunopiwa aliluhaba kukadza kukakula
Proverb #201
Kunanlidzonlidzo hhuba lawha
- Kalanga explanation
- Unsikana nembisana mumatenjana
Proverb #202
Kunanlume unoyi mangulupesa
- Kalanga explanation
- Nlume woyu atoleba kwanobva napakati nobupelo kwanonda
Proverb #203
Kunannu kene bannu bemiha
- Kalanga explanation
- Malombe ewoso, nepenu ndazula nemikomoto
Proverb #204
Kunannu unoleba matama mafu muhango
- Kalanga explanation
- Woyu ngewunonda edzwala lutitima muhango yose
Proverb #205
Kunannu unoyi tjibundi neluselo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unonda alihule kwehhadzi kene muntuzi ugele hhadzi koga
Proverb #182
Kuna nnu wakabe eyi madla zwegumbo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wakabe enda mumizi nemumizana edla esina tjitje
Proverb #183
Kuna nnu wake eyi magalile
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wake egalila zodliwa mumizi nemumizana
Proverb #206
Kunannu wentembasi
- Kalanga explanation
- unnu unolebeleka emutjela matama ewasa kuzwita
Proverb #184
Kuna nsenga ndizwikhige mitolo mikulu ngeyabo kwame
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unonda ethama milandu muhango epama ezwiyatula aliyegazwe
Proverb #207
Kunansugwa wolubwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wkongwa zwitila ekotungamigwa nebamwe pangha uwe
Proverb #185
Kuna ntshelela pedlo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unohinga eziba ngha uwe kene bana babe
Proverb #186
Kuna nzekulu tjibvi
- Kalanga explanation
- Kobviwa nzekulu wobubili pangha
Proverb #178
Kuna n’ganga matungugwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Kubviwa n’ganga inondayakasenga nhabo kene makobhodo anamiti
Proverb #208
Kunapisa ndikudzimise
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unokugwisanya nebannu koga yabe ndebo unotihha
Proverb #187
Kuna seka nangwe
- Kalanga explanation
- Unoseka netjita tjinokubulaya