XITSONGA.ORGA list of Proverbs about animals
- 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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| Fuwa hlolwa u tsema ndleve | When you domesticate a wild dog you must cut its ear |
| Huma mhiri se ku nghena mamba | A python should leave for the black mamba to go in |
| I kwakwa ra sekwa ma vonela e kule | The blessings of a duck is that it can see things which are far |
| I malebvu ya nghala | It is a lion's beard |
| I tihomu ta ka Sono ti gomolana exivaleni | Cattle fighting in a kraal |
| Ku tlula ka mhala swi letela n'wana wa le ndzeni | The way an impala jumps influences its unborn child |
| Laha ku nga ni tinhongani ku borile xilo | Where there are flies there's something rotten |
| Loko u tsundzuka mhelembe khandziya nsinya | When you think of a rhino immediately climb a tree |
| Mahlo ya kwahle ya tiva hi muyevuri | The eyes of lizard are only seen by the hunter who kills it |
| Makondlo ma mbirhi a ya celi mbovo wun'we | Two rats cannot dig the same hole |
| Masiku i tinguluve | Days are pigs |
| Mavala ya mangwa i man'we | Stripes of a zebra are the same |
| Maxinjani a xi khani ka mbirhi | A squirrel cannot cross your path twice |
| Mbita ya vovo yi dlele tingengendza | A person who is always sick tends to live longer than those who are more often in good health |
| Mbyana leyi hanyaka yi tlula nghala leyi feke | A living dog is better than a dead lion |
| Mfenhe a yi tivoni makovo | A baboon can't see if he's ugly |
| Mhuti yo tlulatlula Mangulwe u ta yi khoma | An antelope which is jumping next to a dog named Mangulwe will be caught |
| N'wana wa mfenhe a nga tsandziwi hi rhavi | The child of baboon does not fail a branch |
| Nghala yi vomba exihlahleni | A lion roars in the bush |
| Ngwenya kelenge xivutla ni mindzeko | A crocodile which is troubling people going to get water at the river for fun |
| Timhisi ta mikoka yi mbirhi yin'we yi phatluka nyonga | When a pack hyenas have 2 trails one hyena will break its leg |