Usaverenga mbeva nemiswe (yadzo). English Direct Translation Do not count mice (together) with their tails. Variants Usaverenga mbeva nemidune. (midune:…
Ndomene haichemedzi. English Direct Translation What you do on your own does not make you cry. Variants Zvamina hazvina mafi.…
Mazvokuda kufa namaronda enyora. English Direct Translation Death is wilful (if) it is (caused) by tattoo marks. Variants Mazvokuda kurumwa…
Rega kuyera nyoka negavi iyo iripo. English Direct Translation Do not use a fibre string to measure a snake while…
Usatsvaga nhava muuswa iro sora ratsva. English Direct Translation Do not look for a string bag in the grass when…
Rega kubvunza nyama kuti ndeyokugocha iwe muto uchiuona. English Direct Translation Do not ask whether the meat is roasted when…
Mamvura mazhinji akatunza kuba. English Direct Translation Heavy rains encourage stealing. Variants Zimvura guru rakatunza kuba Shona Explanation Kazhinji mbavha…
Kuzengurira izwi romukuru kuramba mhangwa English Direct Translation To shun an elder’s word is to refuse advice. Shona Explanation Kana…
(Deno) Ndakaziva haitungamiri English Direct Translation Had I known I would not have done it. Variants Ndakaziva haana zano. Dai…