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.
When grass sprouts (dangabuhwa) emerge among beans, when it grows up it says, “I’m beans (nyemba) too”
English meaning
When somebody tries to imitate the lifestyle of those that he associate with but are of higher status than him, he still remains out of place with them
