Chui -- Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
29 October 2011
25 October 2011
Tsumo - Shumo
Rushavashava rune zizi
kwarafamba rinonzi muroyi.
It is the owl's bad luck to be called a witch wherever it goes.
An unfortunate fellow will always be blamed when something goes wrong, even when he is not responsible. An innocent person will quote the proverb in self-defence against those who accuse of a crime.
-- Shona Proverb
From Tsumo - Shumo by Mordikai A. Hamutyinei and Albert B. Plangger
22 October 2011
18 October 2011
Tsumo - Shumo
Zinyakurasikirwa anotsvaga uta nomugate.
One who has lost his bow will look for it in a clay pot.
When a person loses something he really needs he will search for it desperately even in the most unlikely places.
-- Shona Proverb
From Tsumo - Shumo by Mordikai A. Hamutyinei and Albert B. Plangger
15 October 2011
11 October 2011
Tsumo - Shumo
Nhamo haina duku.
Trouble is beyond any measure.
It does not need long suffering or great trouble for a person to lose his bearings. Quite a small mishap can deprive him of his happiness.
-- Shona Proverb
From Tsumo - Shumo by Mordikai A. Hamutyinei and Albert B. Plangger
08 October 2011
04 October 2011
Tsumo - Shumo
Nhamo haigochwi.
Misery cannot be roasted.
Life is haunted by misery and there is no ready-made means to counteract it.
-- Shona Proverb
From Tsumo - Shumo by Mordikai A. Hamutyinei and Albert B. Plangger
01 October 2011
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