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Zizi kurungwa munyu, hunzi ndava hukuwo.

Word Definitions

runga: add salt

munyu: salt

Translation

An owl being salted believes that being salted makes it a chicken too.

Application

Some people burden themselves with trying to fit in with peers of a higher status.

Similar Proverbs

1. Dzambiringwa kumera munyemba hunzi ndava nyembawo.

2. Zundu kugara mundove, hunzi neni ndava mombewo.

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