Proverb #463
Ubhangatjeke mpanga wetjikalanga
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unonda etjela ndebo dzemizi ebwilila nadzozwe
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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.
37 proverbs under U. Showing 1–20.
Proverb #464
Unatekelele tjinoti mudebwe ngubhe
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unohaka bangawumbatsa pangha
Proverb #465
Ungali wetuka bakoma
- Kalanga explanation
- Bannu bakabe behoka matoko, bebva ipapo bengina muhaka
Proverb #466
Unnu etama tjibili maswingo ebaka
- Kalanga explanation
- Paparika atayiko ziba baka, gadzikana gamu
Proverb #467
Unodana mepo wakasenga bwisa
- Kalanga explanation
- Umbisana unabakwinya babe nkadzi munzi wabo kunabasikana
Proverb #468
Unodzetela swimbo pazwimilo kene pazwibombo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unodzeta ndebo iyo yakawuntana pasi napehhugwi
Proverb #469
Unodziya moto ngebusi
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu walegwa kene mwana wakalegwa nakuku babe
Proverb #470
Unofila mafukufuku sembeba
- Kalanga explanation
- Wawana bannu beleba tjongha uhandule botjiti ndiwe unoziba
Proverb #471
Unoguta tjinkwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unodla zodliwa epaladza sewuku
Proverb #472
Unohla hhalima lisina mmele
- Kalanga explanation
- Ndewunohla nkwala wemele eti ngewehumba
Proverb #473
Unokwebela ngubo kuntha iye
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu pana unozwiza ngemuli iye koga bamwe asina hhanya nabo
Proverb #474
Unoleba hoko inabvi
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unoleba malebeswa pagubungano ngebuhalo
Proverb #475
Unolima mahayivana
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu inolimalima lubaka gwapinda
Proverb #476
Unolobela nuzi munlomo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu emuka etobela ntuzi wengumba ngetha yobusimbe
Proverb #477
Unolumiwa nemwizi uti ayina meno
- Kalanga explanation
- Kunyalala kwenu kati mukati inyoka kene mbulayi
Proverb #478
Unonda nkuha
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unoleba ndebo ekwebela kubuzwali gugwe
Proverb #479
Unondihhodza pomwa tsana
- Kalanga explanation
- Unondisa mundebo yandisingazibe kakale ikulekule nami
Proverb #480
Unonyaya mavu edongo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unoleba matama anabutjilo ngono bannu abana anya nawo
Proverb #481
Unsengi webanu mudzindebo
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unotengesa bamwe ngendebo
Proverb #482
Upadanga upawwi awunogala akateswa mababo
- Kalanga explanation
- Nnu ukumatanga unogala anambambo dzinobamba makukuta