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Kuramba butu, uno mukonya.

Word Definitions

butu: Husk or bran of bulrush millet or sorghum. Husk of maize grain.

mukonya: Rudeness of someone who relies on a powerful backer.

Translation

One who refuses bran has something better that makes them arrogant.

Application

By refusing to accept or keep something one suggests they have better.

Similar Proverbs

1. Kuramba dzvuku, kuona jena.

2. Kuramba mvana hunge uine mhandara.

3. Kuramba nyama yechidembo hunge uine yetsuro.

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