Proverb #321
Ng’ombe ya tshamba dope ya ngwa
- Literal English rendering
- Just a brief visit or the little you share with me shows how much you care about me
- English meaning
- it’s good to exhibit acts of kindness
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 21–40.
Proverb #326
Nkadzi idanda unopinda unozunguza
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu wetjikadzi pamwe nepamwe unolebesiwa ngebetjilume banopinda
Proverb #327
Nkadzi idanda wapinda unokowodza
- Kalanga explanation
- Balume banozunguza bakadzi pamwe nepamwe
Proverb #328
Nkonde kutonaka awungawuteme
- Kalanga explanation
- Azwadzi kene yakanaka awungayitole
Proverb #329
Nkonde uno mela pa wa da
- Literal English rendering
- The cactus tree grows wherever it wishes. Nkadzi uno da pa da moyo uwe
- English meaning
- Any woman loves whosoever her heart desires
Proverb #330
Nkonde unomela pawada
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu unotola nkadzi wawada
Proverb #331
Nkono usinmbwa wa unotunga ngehhadzi
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu ngomwa unokundwa ngehhadzi
Proverb #332
Nkulu dangwa nkulu atowa ngelutuni
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu wola atowa ngeduni ekonda
Proverb #333
Nkulu galila bana
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unodiya batjetjana bakapinda kukahha bamwe kakale
Proverb #334
Nkulu galila bana bamuzila
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnutana munzi unodiya bazekulu nezwizekugwana
Proverb #335
Nlanda mbuya ngewe mbugwa usingafuluke kaleba zwako
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wembebebe ehinga pannu edziyila abemuzi wabo kwapela
Proverb #336
Nlapi wembwile ndewaka yigwala
- Kalanga explanation
- Kanjinji bannu ntolo bakabe belapa ngele dzabatongogwala
Proverb #337
Nlapi wembwilenge wakayigwala
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu wakagwala mbwile, ndiye unozibayilapa
Proverb #338
Nlisi wemwizi unodla mapesu adzo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu eyatula milandu munzi nkulu imwe mari ngeyiye
Proverb #339
Nlomo unotjuluka gwizi gulihhele
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu ebala zwiseli yegwizi iye asatjuluka
Proverb #342
Nlumehutji
- Kalanga explanation
- Nlume webakadzi kene ntobeli webakadzi mubutjilo gugwe gose
Proverb #340
Nlume hutshi anagwendo
- Kalanga explanation
- Nlume unonga muka inoyi hutji, unnu wengukoga
Proverb #341
Nlume kusafila n’gombe unofila nkadzi
- Kalanga explanation
- Nlume unofila n’gombe, mbudzi kene lobola nkadzi
Proverb #343
Nnoba kamwe ngeyevula, vula ngeyana kabili
- Kalanga explanation
- Pasi pano guta ngevula yobubili
Proverb #344
Nnu bakamwe ngeye vula, vula ngeyana kabili
- Kalanga explanation
- Vula yolima ngeyana kabili