Proverb #306
Ndabona ndefu padzimwe
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu bengha benyepela wola yabo bose
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.
65 proverbs under N. Showing 1–20.
Proverb #305
Nda inolumila mulupeto
- Kalanga explanation
- Tjetuka gamu linikunda pasi gemanyolo
Proverb #307
Ndakati unotema swazwi ledanga lengombe iwe ukatenga nnanga swazi leminda
- Kalanga explanation
- Mwana wanotola munzi panha unobaba
Proverb #308
Ndakomba nyoka nebanodzidla
- Kalanga explanation
- Uleba ndebo nebamwe zwibuya, bemilka bekutengesa
Proverb #309
Ndani hha anyimi
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu edanilila bamwe zodliwa koga edla
Proverb #310
Ndanonkadzi wemwe masimba malabe
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu ezanisa masimba awe mungha kene nkadzi watjilibilibi
Proverb #311
Ndilo inonda kwabva imwe
- Kalanga explanation
- Babili ngaba kokedzane mbizi kene pakulilana zodliwa
Proverb #312
Ndinkuzwa lubwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Woyu ngewaka pfuwa mbwa njisa
Proverb #313
Ndintumbu njelegwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unodla singahalawule edla zodliwa zose koga
Proverb #314
Nditjebakadzi ngholo unambale, tjegandana ngholo unambale
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu usingapalalane nebannu betjikadzi
Proverb #315
Ndiyenda anenegwa abuya nanenegwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Ivula ayanisa tolila ayanda viki yose tolila
Proverb #316
Ndogwila makuwu nennungu
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unobe egwalilo fa kene pakati napakati kobupenyu nelufu
Proverb #317
Ndoita whila pa mbili, swimbo yaloba dapi
- Literal English rendering
- I make it a belly feel; the rod has hit a rat
- English meaning
- if you have something that you can do alone, does it, other people will only make you do what is of no worth, or make you to lose your mark
Proverb #318
Ndono lalaponike yawoza mweni wegwendo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu usina lebeswa ngegwendo panonolala
Proverb #319
Ndoyekwani zwabannu ekama mbili
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unankadzi ungompela minda iye ayitopela hakula
Proverb #320
Ndume ayina mawhe inamawhe ihadzi
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu unangha unkadzi nlume anangha
Proverb #322
Ngelasabhitu
- Kalanga explanation
- Ndzimu unohandudzanya hango iye yega
Proverb #323
Ngezwe nkulu usina nunguna kene nunguna usina nkulu
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wabapelegwa nebengha unobikila ani?
Proverb #324
Ngoni ngedzeni azwadzi ilamba bannu
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu emukwebeledza ngemadlo, koga asingake kadziya moto namwi
Proverb #325
Ngumba kotswa dzakabhatana
- Kalanga explanation
- Bale bose banobhatsana kene sengesana mubutjilo gwabo gose