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Kalanga proverbs and wise sayings

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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 “Dzongeka kwevula ndiko yengemala kwayo”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #90

Dzongeka kwevula ndiko yengemala kwayo

Literal English rendering
The muddied up condition of water is its settling
English meaning
Optimists quote this proverb to suggest that the troubled situation at hand will inevitably change for the better. (The darkest hour comes before down)

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