Proverbs

Bemba Chewa Tonga Lozi Kaonde

Fukafuka uja twabakulu talala wajamo kub

kneeling when 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.



January 18, 2019
138 82

Kanwa kaalobeele mutwe.

The mouth put the head in trouble.

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



January 18, 2019
134 86

Mumuchima wamukwenu munkundwe.

Your friend’s heart is a wilderness.

You cannot tell another person’s thoughts.



January 18, 2019
138 86

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.



January 18, 2019
143 86

Kuja kwanomba kuuma mukanwa.

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

Prosperity depends upon hard work.



January 18, 2019
130 99

Mansunsu Keechi mutwene.

Shoulders cannot go above the head.

The young should not disregard the authority of the old.



January 18, 2019
142 104

Umukulu tapusa kebo, apusa akabwe.

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

The old always have good judgement. -NS93



January 13, 2019
112 97

Mukulwe pa kukula, epo afuna ipindo.

A crock breaks its wing when its growing.

People face a lot of danger during their youth.-NS93



January 13, 2019
137 86

Akalimo ucita umulele, kalakupembela.

A job that you ignore or put off waits for you.

Something done lazily or intermittently is never completed in time.-NS93



January 13, 2019
164 89

Akafupa utemenwe, e kakusha imicene.

A small bone you like could leave you toothless.

Excessive indulgence in a thing is harmful. -NS93



January 13, 2019
139 82

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.-NS93



January 13, 2019
144 100

Mumbwe ukulila, pali uko ashintilile ama

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.-NS93



January 13, 2019
158 111

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 his child even if the child offends him greatly. -NS93



January 13, 2019
138 92

Imfula pa kuya,epo yona ifisabo.

Rains destroy crops at its departure.

Some people become difficult or even destructive when they are about to leave a place.-NS93



January 13, 2019
144 98

Umwana ashumfwa,amenene umwefu wi 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.-NS93



January 13, 2019
154 87

Uupamfiwe, e ulwa ne cibi.

The anxious person fights with the door.

People with problems take the initiative to get them solved.-NS93



January 13, 2019
143 103

Imbwa ya mukali,taicenjela.

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

Imposition of strict or extreme discipline is counterproductive.-NS93



January 13, 2019
150 105

Abalya imbulu,balapalamana.

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

People with common interest always interact.-NS93



January 13, 2019
138 95

Apali umunwe, e pali ibala

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

Success is a result of work and determination. -NS93



January 13, 2019
160 96

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



January 13, 2019
144 98

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