Proverb #388
Tabe mubhuma mumadombo lisipotelekwe
- Kalanga explanation
- Tabe mubulemo bobatategulu, bokukukugulu nabome, botate bose batelela
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.
75 proverbs under T. Showing 1–20.
Proverb #390
Tama dembetembe nketane wabokakambe
- Kalanga explanation
- Iwe nghi uzwuse pasi kudze uwanane nebeni bemagalo
Proverb #391
Tamati wapeswa Dube
- Kalanga explanation
- Bhika tiyiya peswa Dube
Proverb #392
Taswa wuzwitaswa bunji betaswa bokakambe
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unotaswa hhama dzidze ngobe aska pfuwa bokakambe muzi uwe
Proverb #389
Tawha kale la tjibulugwi, atitjawha la lulavi
- Literal English rendering
- We have heard from the bad locust, we do no hear any from the good locust
- English meaning
- First words are often attentively listening to, but the latter words are ignored
Proverb #393
Tazwiwila
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu enginila dzindebo dzikulekule naye
Proverb #394
Tebe tebe zina ndikupe n’gombe
- Kalanga explanation
- Iwe bvuma kuhingila nkadzi buta, nlongo buta, akulangwawo
Proverb #395
Teketi tjibuya tjimwe tjilipo
- Kalanga explanation
- Nlandu wakanaka ngewebabili behandudzana
Proverb #396
Thamani tjingwanhoma
- Kalanga explanation
- Pedzisani hungwa munda tjasala
Proverb #397
Tigele nabo ntayiligwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu usakapfuwa, unolima, koga akazwala, etjila ngokumbila
Proverb #398
Tihha kobva pasisila
- Kalanga explanation
- Tangisa nghingo wakabiga moyo kudze unopedza usina mangoni
Proverb #399
Tizhila kwa inona ko
- Literal English rendering
- To seek help where there’s no help
- English meaning
- We should always engage in feasible projects
Proverb #400
Tjaba tjimile ngepfudzi
- Kalanga explanation
- Indebo yaswipa ngha bannu basaka langa matama
Proverb #401
Tjaba tjimonga mavu
- Kalanga explanation
- Pahangana butji makuba, mavu nemahhana
Proverb #402
Tjaba tjisene sene
- Kalanga explanation
- Ingwa yatate name nebana bose
Proverb #403
Tjabe tjigondola, tjabe tjing’ombe, kukhona fula bulema gwatjo
- Literal English rendering
- It is lame, it is now a big ox, and able to graze it is its lameness
- English meaning
- Difficulties teach survival skills
Proverb #404
Tjadla ndzwa tjaswka mbeleko
- Kalanga explanation
- Annu eti; Ndikulume zebe ziba kuti nlandu wangina
Proverb #405
Tjakafumuka mbeba matenga
- Kalanga explanation
- Gala nenkadzi akakwegula mihingo iye yakanaka
Proverb #406
Tjako ngetjako lupiwa gwehumba
- Kalanga explanation
- Ndzimu wehumba awuna hhoba
Proverb #407
Tjakulamba tjakuwangula
- Kalanga explanation
- Nsikana wakulamba wakuwangula mumilandu