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Kalanga
March 1, 2023
March 2023 African Proverb of the Month
Give the hoe to the hard working farmer; if you give to the lazy person he or she stands with it. .
Kalanga (Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa) Proverb
Bhadza gulu ipa nlimi, kupa simbe inoma nalo. (Kalanga) Jembe mpe mkulima mwenye bidii, unampa mvivu anasimama nalo. (Swahili) Donnez la houe au cultivateur qui travaille
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December 1, 2020
December, 2020 It is lame, but now it is a big ox and able to graze with its lameness. Kalanga (Botswana and Zimbabwe ) Proverb
Chabe chigondola, chabe ching’ombe, kukhona fula bulema gwacho. (Kalanga). Beberu mlemavu na sasa ni mkubwa angali ajilisha. (Swahili). Il est boiteux, il est maintenant un grand
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