Proverb #239
Mabinde anobindana
- Kalanga explanation
- Bana benkadzi begwa kwetjabo
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.
64 proverbs under M. Showing 1–20.
Proverb #240
Mabuze mabuya pana watangiwa
- Kalanga explanation
- nnu wakutanga hha uwumbwiliza awuna nlandu kudzimu
Proverb #241
Makakatsangwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu bekwebelana wuku mbudzi, ngombe, kakambe, minda
Proverb #242
Makhungubo manji anokunda nyoka
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu bakabhatana banokunda zwita
Proverb #243
Makobo kofa akalangana
- Kalanga explanation
- Ndebo inopela zwibuyanana ngowanana leba
Proverb #244
Makubunganya wabanu kene zwinu zose zwehango kene zwenzi
- Kalanga explanation
- Unkubunganyi wabannu kene zwakyipa nezwakanaka
Proverb #245
Makungubo mantji anokunda nyoka
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu ngowanana bangakunda zwita kene tjita
Proverb #246
Makungulu pesa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu usinga lebe kwanobva napakati nekwanonda
Proverb #247
Mala yasiya balondi
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wabe elapiwa ngen’ganga ebva efa
Proverb #248
Malinda ntobwe sindi dzikadla
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wabe wola anankadzi ntjetjan pawunli bahhohha banozanisa nkadzi gambana
Proverb #249
Mapato emweni mwizi magadzikwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu wemwezi unogadzi
Proverb #250
Maphuthuma kalungehaba, mihha sungwaha, kadzaha, mndambeli
- Kalanga explanation
- Mano malebeswa anobva kunabommihha, sungwaha,kadzaha kumbudzi kene mndambeli
Proverb #251
Mapudzi anowila basina hali
- Kalanga explanation
- Ivula yana mubannu ngombe kene basina anya nolima
Proverb #252
Matenda dzangwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unogwala kunoswika kunganda matsinga linda
Proverb #253
Matukuta embwa anopelela mubukuse
- Kalanga explanation
- Imbwa yabulaya muka inowopiwa makuse koga
Proverb #254
Mbeba nji adzina mawho
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu banjinji abana hanga kene wanana
Proverb #255
Mbipo ayilapwe
- Kalanga explanation
- Butjinyi aguto lapiwa kene lapika
Proverb #256
Mbubi kuti tjoko mudanga buwha yabadanga buwhabo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wagalisa nebakwakadla wabonkwabo
Proverb #257
Mbudzana inokumbula knyi ngosunugwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu uswika muhango yasingazwagwe zubuyanana, nsi adziyila unobwilila kanyi kwabo
Proverb #258
Mbvukudzi yennu
- Kalanga explanation
- Mmaladzi yennu kakale ngwisanyi wennu