XITSONGA.ORGA list of Xitsonga proverbs translated to English.
- A proverb is xivuriso in Xitsonga.
- A proverb is a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.
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| Vana va munhu va tsemelana nhloko ya njiya | Direct - Siblings are sharing the head of locust |
| Vuhosi a byi peli nambu | Direct - Chiefdom does not cross the river |
| Vukati va kandza hi mbilu | Direct - A strong heart is necessary to make a marriage work |
| Vukosi i mberha | Direct - Chiefdom is dew Meaning - Beautiful things end |
| Vusiwana byi na xilandzu | Direct - - |
| Vusiwana i vuloyi | Direct - Poverty is often from witchcraft |
| Vutlhari bya mhangele i ku hubuta | Direct - The wisdom of a guinea fowl is being early |
| Vuxaka bya n'hwarhi i ku handza swin'we | Direct - - |
| Xandla famba, xandla vuya. | Direct - Let the hand go and let the hand come back |
| Xibodze xa mughana a xi chayeriwi noti | Direct - Don't whistle to a friend's tortoise Meaning - Unga tshembi swilo swa un'wana |
| Xihlovo a xi dungiwi loko u heta ku nwa mati | Direct - Do not close the well after having drunk |
| Xihlovo xa le mahlweni i madlayisa torha | Direct - A well which is far away will make you die of thirst Meaning - Live for today as tomorrow is not guaranteed |
| Xikomu xi vuyela mbhinyini | Direct - - |
| Xikomu xo lomba a xi na ndzima | Direct - A borrow ploughing hoe doesn't have a ploughing field |
| Xilandza nsati a va hleki | Direct - A man who goes to get his wife back, shouldn't be made fun of |
| Ximita ntsengele xi tshemba nkolo | Direct - He who swallows a large stone has confidence in the size of his throat |
| Xinamu xi dlele nkwahle | Direct - Slowness killed a lizard |
| Xinyenyana xo hubuta xi dya swivungu swo nona | Direct - An early bird catches the fattest worms |
| Xirhami xi vuyisa nhwana vukati | Direct - Chillness causes a girl to come back to her parents house from her husbands house Meaning - It is very cold |
| Xisuti xa mbuti xi tiva hi n'wini wa xona | Direct - The waist of a goat is known by the owner |