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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 “Nkonde uno mela pa wa da”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #329

Nkonde uno mela pa wa da

Literal English rendering
The cactus tree grows wherever it wishes. Nkadzi uno da pa da moyo uwe
English meaning
Any woman loves whosoever her heart desires

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