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.
Strangers or passersby should be received with grits of food since they are only staying temporarily. This proverb encourages us to be generous with food even to strangers