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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 “Gala kwe gola i gumbo, a li tanga ne nholo la wa”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #97

Gala kwe gola i gumbo, a li tanga ne nholo la wa

Literal English rendering
A vulture lands its legs first, if it lands head first, it has fallen down
English meaning
People will know immediately that all is not well

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