Proverbs

Bemba Chewa Tonga Lozi Kaonde

Bodza lilibe mwini

A lie has no owner.

Looks can be deceiving; even the honest-looking person can lie. Lying is not for a special class of people.

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chewa Dishonesty Cheating
September 9, 2019
199 131

Adadya thako la galu

He ate the dog’s buttock

One who goes about from one place to another in search of pleasures.

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chewa galu
September 21, 2019
181 123

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
196 137

Bisani matenda, maliro tidzamva

Hide the illness, but we shall know about the death.

We can keep problems to ourselves to some extent, but when they get out of hand, we need other people's help.

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chewa Matenda Maliro
September 21, 2019
177 144

Bodza limabwerera mwini wake

A lie returns to the one who tells it.

Don't tell lies about people in their absence lest they return to you.

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chewa Bodza
September 21, 2019
200 138

Bololo sakonda madzi

The bololo insect does not like water.

One must be determined to achieve one's end.

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chewa Bololo
September 21, 2019
186 134

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
189 132

Chakudya chimodzimodzi sichinonetsa

The same type of food does not make one grow fat.

No one is self-sufficient in life, so ask to learn more.

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chewa Chakudya
September 21, 2019
158 137

Chakufa sichilankhula

Something that is dead cannot speak.

The absent cannot act as a witness.

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chewa Chakufa
September 21, 2019
164 136

Chikondi cha mphaka chobisa zala m'thumb

The love of the cat which hides its claws in the pocket.

Love which does not allow for mutual sharing of secrets.

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chewa Chikondi
September 21, 2019
187 133

Chikondi ndi kutherana zakukhosi

Love means saying all that is in one's heart.

You do not keep secrets from the people you love. You share with them all your opinions, attitudes and emotions. Genuine love knows no secret corner.

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chewa Chikondi
September 21, 2019
181 130

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