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Mansunsu Keechi mutwene.
Shoulders cannot go above the head.
The young should not disregard the authority of the old.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
December 23, 2019
Kuja kwanomba kuuma mukanwa.
The eating of a singer is to be sharp on the mouth.
Prosperity depends upon hard work.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
December 23, 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.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
December 23, 2019
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.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
December 23, 2019
Mumuchima wamukwenu munkundwe.
Your friend’s heart is a wilderness.
You cannot tell another person’s thoughts.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
December 23, 2019
Kanwa kaalobeele mutwe.
The mouth put the head in trouble.
A person should be careful of what he says in order to avoid problems.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
December 23, 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
Kuboko kulonda kuboko kukwabo.
An arm follows another arm.
A person helps he who helps him.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
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December 23, 2019
Bichi biji pamo byoishenkana.
Trees that are together brush against each other.
It is normal for people living together to quarrel.
kaonde
Proverb
Zambian
December 23, 2019
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