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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 “Panotolegwa tjilume demo (shathu) kosala matshunetshune”. Showing 1–1.

Proverb #374

Panotolegwa tjilume demo (shathu) kosala matshunetshune

Literal English rendering
Where a man’s axe was taken by force from him, remain signs of struggling on the ground
English meaning
It is not easy to take away something that a person loves

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