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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 “Gole lalima simbe, vula ayitona”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #105

Gole lalima simbe, vula ayitona

Literal English rendering
The year, on which the lazy person ploughs, rain does not fall
English meaning
When somebody who has been postponing something finally decides to do it, he might find that the conditions are no longer favorable to him

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