Proverb #368
Pakafa nloyo zwebungwa, wakasalaponi
- Kalanga explanation
- Nloyi newuna bumbwa banofa bose
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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.
7 proverbs under P. Showing 1–7.
Proverb #369
Pakapinda bhadza akutozezesa
- Literal English rendering
- Where the plough passed by, it is not hard to work
- English meaning
- When good work has been done, what follows does not discourage
Proverb #370
Palula senda imi ndodzitsinda
- Kalanga explanation
- Lebelekani ndebo imi ndoyitsidza hule malebeleka mose
Proverb #371
Pana busi pana moto
- Kalanga explanation
- Nzi unobongwa ngebusi kene moto
Proverb #373
Panahhoba pananyama panampululu panabusukwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu begwila nyama koga mipululu balaladza bose
Proverb #372
Pana mpululu pana busukwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu bepululudza balaldza
Proverb #374
Panotolegwa tjilume demo (shathu) kosala matshunetshune
- Literal English rendering
- Where a man’s axe was taken by force from him, remain signs of struggling on the ground
- English meaning
- It is not easy to take away something that a person loves