Proverb #534
Yabona mayi ikalila
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu ehaka mbudzi iye ekohangana nayo ngelutjayo pavula
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.
14 proverbs under Y. Showing 1–14.
Proverb #535
Yakaleya denje yakatjila yakalitungama yakafa
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu ebudziwa pakateyiwa kene pangalongegwa kadza kafa
Proverb #536
Yakanda iliwotamo ikabuya ilinnunga makole
- Kalanga explanation
- Ihali yakanda kutsime yakaleleka ikabuya yakalinga pehhugwi
Proverb #537
Yalonga nhozo muhhamilo
- Kalanga explanation
- Indebo inangwa pakati hhoba inozwala lufu
Proverb #538
Yaluma mende mhuhha
- Kalanga explanation
- Kobva kuti indebo yasunga mweni
Proverb #539
Yana ikasiyamela
- Kalanga explanation
- Wabe egwala nnu kabanyeluka, kwabambiganyo koga
Proverb #540
Yatsamba dope yangwa
- Kalanga explanation
- Wawana bedla uswika unokola katatu wadlabo
Proverb #541
Yazwalila mubhepe
- Kalanga explanation
- Ndebo isina basupi ayitopela
Proverb #542
Yega wakakama tjin’gombe tjimwe zwina bannu kakama mbili
- Kalanga explanation
- Unnu unankadzi un’gompela, kati banji bana babili kene banji
Proverb #543
Yendani tjipiri tjendebo
- Kalanga explanation
- Yendani zwikowa mundebo yenyu
Proverb #544
Yendani zwikowo
- Kalanga explanation
- Galani ndebo ngengha kwenyu
Proverb #545
Yetjitjaba tjimile ngepfudzi
- Kalanga explanation
- Nghingo wabapedlodlo kene gwendo gwaba pedlopedlo
Proverb #546
Yeyi imi ndimitsibha
- Kalanga explanation
- Indebo yekombo komba isingalebwe nentaya
Proverb #547
Yeyi ndebo ngeyekombo kombo
- Kalanga explanation
- Kobviwa ndebo yebana benkadzi