Archives: Tsumo

Translation Better wait for (the eggs to hatch to) birds so you can have a stew instead of just eggs. Inspiration The idea is that … Read more

Definitions mano: artfulness. ingenuity Translation A plate lacks ingenuity; it doesn’t eat the food served to it. Application A person who fails to take advantage … Read more

Translation There is no water-body without a frog. Application Every place or community will have something or someone that is less than desirable. Similar Proverbs … Read more

Definitions tsunga: Face and withstand with courage. Be determined. uya: good ropa uya: this is an expression for ‘fortunate’ or ‘lucky’ Translation Fortune favours the … Read more

Definitions pereka: return something vende: gap (commonly used to refer to gap between teeth) Translation Return other people’s property whole. Application One who borrows something … Read more

Definitions gombo: New agricultural land. Virgin soil. Translation One succeeds in farming four pieces of virgin land when they haven’t had any disturbances. Application A … Read more

Definitions chigare: disloyalty inda: louse Translation A louse is so disloyal, it feeds on the one that carries it. Inspiration Lice are parasitic insects that … Read more

Definitions pakata: carry (under arm, at the side) Translation When asked to carry them (drums), it does not mean you can play them. Application One … Read more

Translation Why fear the horns of an owl, which in actual fact are just feathers. Inspiration Some owl species have tufts of feathers on either … Read more

Translation One who has died is no longer afraid to rot. Application One who has decided to carry out a difficult task must not be … Read more