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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 “Kudwa kwe bhalo, kotangisa ngobaba”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #156

Kudwa kwe bhalo, kotangisa ngobaba

Literal English rendering
The beginning of a bald head, it first gives an itch
English meaning
Harmful things start in a harmless way, but then become bad. A serious disease starts with small symptoms but develops into an incurable condition

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