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Bemba Chewa Tonga Lozi Kaonde

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
188 156

Kuba ni kooleka

To give is to retain

Haufa batu ni wena utafiwa ki batu



June 6, 2020
202 90

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
268 133

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
253 158

Limbuta lihonga mweelo.

A crowd cheats a fool.

A person should be cautious of what is said at gathering.

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lozi Zambian Proverb
January 10, 2020
240 115

Akaloti.

That which does not drip.

A stingy person.

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lozi Zambian Proverb
December 28, 2019
243 105

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
243 166

Kwezi kamuhinonga, angi kaana nyoko.

The moon is not day-light, many people are not your mother’s children.

A person should not provoke situations because he happens to be in a group; since he may end up facing the consequences of his actions alone.

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lozi Zambian Proverb
January 10, 2020
223 116

Akapsala sapisana m’thumba

Crooks do not dip into each other’s pockets

It is very difficult for people of similar characters to fool one another

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chewa Akapsala
September 21, 2019
198 139

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November 19, 2021
82 32

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
200 142

Sakufangenda ka sikepaa ndambo.

What kills a visitor does not kill a local man.

Problems or hardships a visitor to a place may experience are not problems at all to the local people.

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lozi Zambian Proverb
January 10, 2020
220 100

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

Chakanachakana, dazi lilibe mankhwala

Medicine has repeatedly failed, baldness cannot be treated

We should accept this state of affairs and be content with what we have.

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chewa Dazi Mankhwala
September 21, 2019
193 133

Uwakalema , takaleka

He who has a defect cannot put it aside.

It is difficult for a person to abandon a bad habit. -NS93



January 13, 2019
141 98

Bangilila,mulamba talatulula

Start early before the floods come.

Effect some remedy before the thing gets worse.

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bemba Mulamba Floods
September 21, 2019
258 167

Kuba ni mala aboli.

To have rotten intestines.

To have wicked and useless children.

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lozi Zambian Proverb
December 28, 2019
232 106

Kuatula si-Libonda.

To pass judgment after the manner of the Libonda people.

To give a biased or an unfair judgment.

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lozi Zambian Proverb
December 28, 2019
244 108

Mukwanwa kamukulu munuko kola bo kamukab

An Old’s mouth stinks, yet nothing false issues from it.

The old always have good judgement.

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lozi Zambian Proverb
January 10, 2020
233 122

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
264 123

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