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Kalanga proverbs and wise sayings

Makungulupeswa eTjiKalanga

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.

1 proverb matching “Bukukutu guna hhathu gofa gulitola”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #51

Bukukutu guna hhathu gofa gulitola

Literal English rendering
The evil that has an axe will die while taking it
English meaning
Somebody with an inclination towards violence often meets death related to violence. (Those who live by the sword will die by the sword / as a man live, so shall he die)

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