| English Meaning |
Tshivenḓa Meaning |
| Learn this | Gudani he tshi |
| Fish legs are its babies | Maudu a khovhe ndi vhana vhayo |
| A lazy person doesn't have locusts, while locusts are at the gate | Mubva hana nzie nzie dzi khoroni |
| Lazy person | Mubva |
| Am lazy | Ndi khou bvafha |
| If you want to breed or raise a person, start by a dog | U tshi fuwa muthu ranga nga mmbwa |
| A dog is thrown a bone by the person who knows it | Mmbwa i poswa kurambo nga a i divhaho |
| Rambo | Bone |
| A dog that barks doesn't bite | Mmbwa i huvhaho a i lumi |
| Bark | Huvha |
| Do not break the dog its teeth | Ni songo vunda mmbwa mano |
| Trump | Musingo |
| when a lion is asleep do not mistaken it for a domestic cat | U songo vhona ndau yo edela, wari ndi tshimange |
| you can\'t face the lion without a burning firewood | Phanda ha ndau a hu yiwi u sina tshikuni |
| A baby mouse doesn't forget the path to the barrow | Nama khombetshedzwa i afhula khali |
| Even if you can kill it inside the cave, the vultures will see it | Naho wa i viela bakoni, mahunguvhu a do i vhona |
| vultures | Mahunguvhu |
| vulture | Hunguvhu |
| Mimic | U edza |
| Dig | U gwa |
| Watch | Vhona |
| Internet | Lubuvhisefa |
| Place | Fhethu |
| Say | U amba tshithu |
| Sing | Imba |
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