Proverbs

Bemba Chewa Tonga Lozi Kaonde

Mweenzu wakasiya cisisi

A visitor left a long firewood

A visitor normally does something for which he is remembered afterwards

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tonga Mweenzu
September 19, 2019
231 149

Matako alaabili tabuli kucumbana

Two buttocks cannot avoid friction

Misunderstandings are inevitable where there are two or more people living together

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tonga Kucumbana
September 19, 2019
239 143

Cito ncozibide cilumya ntale

A bathing place you are familiar with brings forth a crocodile bite

Danger may exist where you least expect it

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tonga
September 19, 2019
229 154

Cikwaangala tatumwa mpande yakwe

A crow is not unfit to have its white spot

Every person is entitled to whatever he owns

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tonga Cikwaangala
September 19, 2019
247 148

Abota mapepe akaya kuli lukumba

What beautiful feather the night jar has

Good possessions or talents that belongs to a person who either does not put them to good use or does not seem to deserve them

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tonga Abota
September 19, 2019
223 159

Mucenge ng’ombe mucete atakooni

Cheat a poor man that you will give him a cow and he won’t sleep

I have come for the thing you promised

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tonga Ng'ombe
September 19, 2019
243 164

Mungu munene uvumbwa matu

A big pumpkin is covered with leaves

When an important person does something shameful, something is done to cover them up.

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tonga Mungu
September 19, 2019
232 162

Kazyula nkumba muyoba

What brings the snail out is unceasing rainfall

Something must have prompted your coming

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tonga Kazyula
September 19, 2019
245 167

Mbeba ntande tiisali bwina

A pursued rat does not choose a hole

A person in trouble has no choice but to do or accept whatever is available to ease his problem

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tonga Mbeba Rat
September 19, 2019
236 162

Sokwe kaamuleya katabi

A monkey missed a branch

A person who usually does wrong things will one day be caught

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tonga Sokwe Monkey
September 19, 2019
214 167

Simweendaalikke kaamutola kalonga

A lone traveler was swept by a stream

There is danger in travelling alone

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tonga Kalonga
September 19, 2019
228 175

Umukulu tapusa kebo, apusa akabwe.

An adult or elderly person does not miss a word, he misses a stone.

The old always have good advice.

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bemba Umukulu
September 18, 2019
300 174

Uupamfiwe, e ulwa ne cibi.

The anxious person fights with the door.

People with problems take the initiative to get them solved.

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bemba Uupamfiwe
September 18, 2019
303 179

Mukolwe pa kukula, epo afuna ipindo.

A cock breaks its wing when it is growing.

People face a lot of danger during their youth.

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bemba Mukolwe
September 18, 2019
300 180

Mumbwe ukulila, pali uko ashintile amata

For a jackal to bark there must be something on which it has placed its buttocks.

Some people act arrogantly or stubbornly because they have powerful backing nearby.

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bemba Mumbwe
September 18, 2019
311 175

Umwana kasembe, nga kakukoma wabula wako

A child is an axe, when it cuts you, you still pick it up and put it on your shoulder.

A parent does not forsake their child even if the child offends him greatly.

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bemba Kasembe Umwana
September 18, 2019
320 171

Abalya imbulu, balapalamana.

Those who eat water monitors are found close to each other.

People with common interests always interact.

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bemba Imbulu
September 18, 2019
296 174

Apali umunwe, e pali ibala.

Where there is a finger, there is a cultivated field.

Success is a result of hard work and determination.

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bemba Umunwe
September 18, 2019
304 178

Bombela umo bombela, amenso ya bantu tay

Do as you always do, people's eyes do not eat.

It is better to lead one's natural way of life than to follow other people's bad ways just for the sake of conformity.

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bemba Bombela
September 18, 2019
293 175

Pilikiti, tanasha fikali.

A frantic struggle does not cool down serious situations.

Serious matters need a calm approach.

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bemba Pilikiti
September 18, 2019
311 169

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