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Chewa
Tonga
Lozi
Kaonde
Lyakufa luwawa kakawana musa wakuonza .
The day the jackal dies, it won’t find a musa tree under which to take shade
A bad person will not find assistance in his time of need.
lozi
Zambian
Proverb
January 10, 2020
ubucushi bupa amano
poverty brings about ingenuity.
when you are going through a hard time, you think of ways to make your life better.
bemba
poverty
April 3, 2020
Kubona malu.
To see clouds.
To see a person or people who are not supposed to hear what is being discussed.
January 18, 2019
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.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
December 23, 2019
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
tonga
Abota
September 19, 2019
Kupita kumwezi kulyangako.
To visit a sick person is to be feeding from his home.
There is need to work hard and produce much food.
lozi
Zambian
Proverb
January 10, 2020
Kuleka kweta.
To buy favour.
To give someone money, or some other precious thing, in order for him/ her to witness, or judgement in ones favour.
January 18, 2019
Uwauma nafyala,amumina limo.
He who beats his mother-in-law beats her thoroughly.
Commission of an offence does not depend on the degree of damage the offence makes,but on the act of commission of the offence in question.
bemba
Uwauma
September 21, 2019
Cimbwi wa mwenso , alikotele .
A cowardly hyena lived up to an old age.
People who are cautious usually avoid unnecessary danger such as expulsion from school, dismissal from employment or even premature death. -NS93
January 13, 2019
Mukanwa mu syatwato.
A mouth is worn-out canoe.
A person can say something he did not intend to say.
lozi
Zambian
Proverb
January 10, 2020
Kunatela kwa toho.
To hit on the head.
To state the very truth of the matter.
lozi
Zambian
Proverb
December 28, 2019
Nde alyamui ahatandwa peunja yolya muwa.
When a lion eats a bad person and it is not killed, tomorrow it will eat a good person
A person who troubles the weak should be restrained, lest he turns upon the strong and respected later on.
lozi
Zambian
Proverb
January 10, 2020
Icaisa ulubilo,acikonka ulubilo.
A thing that comes fast must be pursued just as fast.
An urgent thing/task must be given prompt attention. -NS93
January 13, 2019
Sando sakulupala sinepaa anenge.
A reed-mat may be old, yet it had killed a lot of barbell fish.
Old people should not be despised or neglected because they had done a lot in their prime.
lozi
Zambian
Proverb
January 10, 2020
Abalya imbulu,balapalamana.
Those who eat water monitors are found close to each other.
People with common interest always interact.-NS93
January 13, 2019
Uwauma nafyala,amumina limo.
He who beats his mother-in-law beats her thoroughly.
Commission of an offence does not depend on the degree of damage the offence makes,but on the act of commission of the offence in question. -NS93
January 13, 2019
uwaingila mu mushitu, tomfwa nswaswa
He who enters the thicket does not fear and turn back when he hears sticks breaking.
A person who undertakes a project should strive to see it through by ignoring all manner of discouragement.-NS93
January 7, 2019
Cito ncozibide cilumya ntale
A bathing place you are familiar with brings forth a crocodile bite
Danger may exist where you least expect it
tonga
September 19, 2019
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
Komu haiimelwi ki manaka ayona.
A cow does not find its horns heavy.
A person cannot fail to look after his family.
lozi
Zambian
December 28, 2019
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