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South African Proverbs & Their Meanings

Traditional proverbs from across South Africa, each with a word-for-word translation and a clear explanation of its meaning. Choose a language to begin.

Zulu Proverbs

23 proverbs (isiZulu)

Xhosa Proverbs

10 proverbs (isiXhosa)

Afrikaans Proverbs

48 proverbs (Afrikaans)

Sesotho Proverbs

19 proverbs (Sesotho)

Setswana Proverbs

23 proverbs (Setswana)

Xitsonga Proverbs

11 proverbs (Xitsonga)

Tshivenda Proverbs

16 proverbs (Tshivenda)

siSwati Proverbs

5 proverbs (siSwati)

Sepedi Proverbs

17 proverbs (Sepedi)