Browse 570 Kalanga proverbs by their first letter. Read the wording and the explanations supplied in the collection.
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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.
The ones for whom we brought down “MATOBGWE” fruits are the ones who are laughing at our scars.
English meaning
This saying is used to express a situation whereby u helped at great expense to yourself ridicules you
Background
One of the ways of bringing down MATOBGWE fruits is by throwing sticks at them to dislodge them from the tree. Sometimes an accident happens whereby the stick falls on the gather's head causing an injury
