Proverbs

Bemba Chewa Tonga Lozi Kaonde

Bo lukanda ni siziba.

The belt and the kilt.

People who are very good friends.

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lozi Zambian
December 28, 2019
251 145

Kufula mwa manamani.

To graze amongst calves.

To do things that are below ones capabilities and /or expectations.

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lozi Zambian
December 28, 2019
257 147

Komu haiimelwi ki manaka ayona.

A cow does not find its horns heavy.

A person cannot fail to look after his family.

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lozi Zambian
December 28, 2019
255 121

Tipa ye buhali.

A sharp knife.

The final arbiter or supreme judge in a trial case.

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lozi Zambian
December 28, 2019
250 130

Kuyumba simulamu.

To throw away like a stick.

To receive someone badly or in a disinterested manner.

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lozi Zambian
December 28, 2019
261 122

Kuswala mutu mwa lito.

To touch a person in the eye.

To deprive a person of something particularly important to him.

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lozi Zambian
December 28, 2019
241 138

Bichi biji pamo byoishenkana.

Trees that are together brush against each other.

It is normal for people living together to quarrel.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian
December 23, 2019
241 135

Kuboko kulonda kuboko kukwabo.

An arm follows another arm.

A person helps he who helps him.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian Help
December 23, 2019
259 126

Fukafuka uja twabakulu talala wajamo kub

kneeling you eat with the elders, keep standing you have nothing.

You learn a lot of things from elders when you are humble but not when you are rude.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian
December 23, 2019
240 136

Kanwa kaalobeele mutwe.

The mouth put the head in trouble.

A person should be careful of what he says in order to avoid problems.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian
December 23, 2019
236 137

Mumuchima wamukwenu munkundwe.

Your friend’s heart is a wilderness.

You cannot tell another person’s thoughts.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian
December 23, 2019
265 125

Wakolwa munda yeulwa nakinzhilo.

He who has a ………..fights with the door

A person in difficulty should not wait for others to assist them come out of it.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian
December 23, 2019
260 120

Munda mukyabu.

A womb is a bridge.

A family may consist of both good and bad people and hence; it should not be condemned wholesale for the mistake of one of its members.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian
December 23, 2019
261 131

Kuja kwanomba kuuma mukanwa.

The eating of a singer is to be sharp on the mouth.

Prosperity depends upon hard work.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian
December 23, 2019
257 131

Mansunsu Keechi mutwene.

Shoulders cannot go above the head.

The young should not disregard the authority of the old.

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kaonde Proverb Zambian
December 23, 2019
259 128

Akafupa utemenwe, e kakusha imicene.

A small bone you like could leave you toothless.

Excessive indulgence in a thing is harmful.

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bemba Akafupa Imicene
September 21, 2019
236 163

Umulandu wa mubiyo,cibashilo ca mupini.

Your friend’s case is an occasion to make a handle of an axe,or a hoe.

A person should help others in trouble; since he too will be trouble in due course.

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bemba Umulandu
September 21, 2019
232 170

Umwana ashumfwa,amenene umwefu kwi koshi

A child who does not listen grew a beard at the back of the head.

A person who does not follow other people’s advice runs into trouble.

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bemba Umwana
September 21, 2019
262 155

Imbwa ya mukali,taicenjela.

A dog belonging to a harsh master does not become wise.

Imposition of strict or extreme discipline is counterproductive.

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bemba Imbwa
September 21, 2019
240 164

Akatanshi,takalisha

The first act does not make one cry.

A person who disappoints a friend,e.g. by not assisting him when in greet need,usually finds himself in great pain and bitterly complaining, when the friend acts towards him in a similar or worse manner later on.

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bemba Akatanshi
September 21, 2019
266 166

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