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 “Tawha kale la tjibulugwi, atitjawha la lulavi”. Showing 1–1.
Proverb #389
Tawha kale la tjibulugwi, atitjawha la lulavi
Literal English rendering
We have heard from the bad locust, we do no hear any from the good locust
English meaning
First words are often attentively listening to, but the latter words are ignored
