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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)