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In this post you’ll find a list of over 100 tsumo dze chi Shona and their meanings. Pasi
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This will help you to develop an understanding of Shona thoughts and expressions.
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2. Aguta / haaoneki (One who has had Ms fill / does not bid farewell) – He leaves Apply for Australia Awards
because he has nothing further to ask.
3. Afirwa / haaringwi kumeso (One who is bereaved / is not looked in the face) – Categories
Actions or words made under stress of sorrow are not to be taken seriously.
4. Akuruma nzeve ndewako. – Those that advise you are on your side. Agriculture
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1. Akweva sanzu akweva namashizha aro (One who has pulled a branch along / Government Departments
has pulled along its leaves) – Inherit a wife and you inherit her children as well. Health Matters
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7. Avengwa anhuhwa (one who is hated stinks) – call a dog a bad name and hang
him
8. Chafamba chasvava (One who has travelled has faded) – Away from home one
loses importance.
9. Chafamba kamwe / hachiteyewi (Something that has passed only once / is not
trapped) – A single transgression is not taken serious account of.
10. Chakafukidza dzimba matenga. – There are private issues that take place
inside the house.
11. Chaitemura chava kuseva. (One who used to eat stiff porridge / is now eating it
with relish) – His luck has changed.
12. Chikuriri chine chimwe. – What is great now will be smaller than another.
Chikomo, shata divi /rimwe ritambire pwere (Small hill, be difficult on one side /
and on the other children will play) – A bad man will have some redeeming
features.
13. Chinobhururka chinomhara.
14. Chinonyenga chinokotama / Chinosimudza musoro chawana – He who is
courting bows down / He raises his head when married.
15. Chipitipiti / chakazvara / Chimwandamwanda (Congregation / bred /
Separation) – Familiarity breeds contempt.
16. Chirere / mangwana chigozokurerawo (Care for it and it will care for you
tomorrow) – Care for your child that he may care for you.
17. Chisi hachiyeri musi wacharimwa. – The consequences of bad behavior are not
immediate, but they will come.
18. Chisingaperi chinoshura. – All things come to an end.
19. Chitsva chiri murutsoka. – You
can get new experiences by
moving to different locations.
20. Chiri mumusakasaka
chinozvinzwira. – People take
advice that pertains to their
individual needs in group settings.
21. Chivendekete / anoseka /
Chimedure (Cracked / laughs at /
Broken) – The pot calls the kettle
black.
22. Chara chimwe hachitswanyi inda. – One person cannot do all things alone
23. Charova sei chando chakwidza hamba mumuti. – Extreme situations can cause
people to behave in unusual or unexpected ways.
24. Charovedzera charovedzera, gudo rakakwira mawere kwasviba. – When you get
used to doing things you can even do them under difficult circumstances with
ease.
25. Chembere mukadzi hazvienzani nekurara mugota. – Poor quality is better than
nothing.
26. Chidamoyo hamba yakada makwati. – People have the freedom to choose
what they want.
27. Chidembo hachinzwi / kunhuhwa kwacho (The polecat does not smell / its own
stink) – People are blind to their own faults.
28. Chinokanganwa iDemo / Chitsiga hachikanganwe – What forgets is the Axe /
The faggot does not forget
29. Chomukuru / hachikumbirwi (The property of an elder / is not asked for) –
Elders use their own discretion.
30. Chomungozva chinodyiwa / nowabata mwana (Food from a nursing mother is
eaten / by one who holds her
child) – One good turn deserves another.
31. Chomukuru / anopa omene – The property of an elder / he gives away himself.
32. Chinono chinengwe, bere rakadya richifamba. – Do what you do with speed.
33. Chinoziva ivhu kuti mwana wembeva anorwara. – It’s the people close to
someone that know his/her affairs
34. Chiri mumoyo chiri muninga. – What’s in the heart is hidden
 35. Chiri pamuchena / chiri
pamutenure (What is on a poor
man / is on a slope and not
secure) – Because of his bad luck,
a poor man is ever in want.
36. Chitaurirwa hunyimwa mbare
dzekumusana. – You never get
the full information and
appreciation from being told.
37. Chenga ose manhanga hapana risina mhodzi. – There’s a reward in trying all
things.
38. Dzafura churu chimwe / dzava nzivani (Those that have grazed at one anthill
/have become acquainted) – Experience once shared unites people ever after.
39. Gudo guru peta muswe kuti vaduku vakutye. – The older people should be
dignified for them to be respected by the younger ones.
40. Guyu kutsvuka kutsvuka zvaro asi mukati rine masvosve. – Some things look
attractive from afar or from outside but they are not so good inside.
41. Hapana mhou inokumira / mhuru Isirl yayo (No cow lows / for a calf not hers) –
Everyone knows his own kin.
42. Hapana angagone / chisingagoneke naGone – There is no one who can
manage / what can’t be managed
by Mr. Manage; viz. No one can improve on an expert.
43. Hurudza inofa / ichinzi inodya (The rich farmer dies / being said to eat) – A
person once rich will not be credited with being poor.
44. Hwahwa / hahuna mbuva – Beer is no food for a journey.
45. Hove dzinokwira / dzine muronga – (Fish go upstream / having a channel) –
Progress depends on tried paths.
46. Igaroziva kuti mhanza yembudzi iri mumabvi. – Things are not what they seem.
47. Imbwa nyoro ndidzo tsengi dzamatovo. – The innocent looking people are
often the guilty.
48. Imbwa payadyira / haipakanganwi (The place where a dog has fed / it does not
forget) – Help given in time of need is remembered.
49. Kakara kununa hudya kamwe. – Success comes by the help of others.
50. Kamoto kamberevere kakapisa matanda mberi. – Small issues can become
large enough to cause big problems.
51. Kandiro kanoenda kunobva kamwe (A small dish goes / whence comes another
small one). – One good turn deserves another.
52. Kana shumba ikashaya nyama / inodya uswa (If a lion lacks meat / it eats
grass) – Beggars can’t be choosers
53. Kuipa kuipa zvaro bveni, asi haridyi chakafa choga.
54. Kukurukura hunge wapotswa. – You can only tell the tale when you have
survived it.
55. Kure kwegava ndiko kusina mutsubvu. – People will do anything to get what
they desire.
56. Kure kwemeso nzeve dzinodya. – You don’t have to be at a place to know what
happened.
57. Kuudza mwana hupedzisira.
58. Kuziva ambuya huudzwa. – All you know you were taught.
59. Kuwanda kwakanaka, kwakaipira kupedza muto. – It’s good to have numbers
but they also demand more resources.
60. Kuwanda huuya. – The more (people) the merrier
61. Kuzeza chati kwati hunge uine katurike. – When you over react to things you
probably have something to hide.
62. Mandikurumidze akazvara mandinonoke. – If you rush through things you may
end up doing them wrong and thus take even longer than if you had taken your
time.
63. Manga chena yakaparira parere nhema. – The good can make the bad visible.
64. Mapudzi anowira / kusina hari (Squashes fall / where there are no pots –
Fortune favours fools.
65. Matakadya kare haanyaradzi mwana. (Former meals / do not satisfy a child) –
Boasting of past successes will not solve present problems.
66. Matende mashava / anovazva doro (Pretty calabashes / sour the beer). –
Attractive appearances conceal inner flaws. All is not gold that glitters.
67. Mbeva zhinji hadzina mashe. – Where there are many people no one takes
responsibility and therefore many things can remain undone.
68. Mbudzi kuzvarira pavanhu kuda kutandirwa imbwa. – People do embarrassing
things in front of others in order to find help.
69. Mazvokuda mavanga enyora. – Self inflicted anguish.
70. Mhembwe rudzi inozvara mwana ane kazhumu. – People produce children with
 traits similar to them. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
71. Mhuno hainwi mvura / muromo usina kunwa (The nose does not drink / if the
mouth has not drunk) – Elders take precedence over juniors.
72. Mudzimu wakupa chironda wati nhunzi dzikudye. – For everything that
happens, there is a reason.
73. Munhu / haarerwi / nebonde (A person is not nursed by means of a sleeping
mat) – Lying up is not enough to cure a sick person. Treatment is needed as
well.
74. Munongedzo / hauzvinongedzi (The index finger / does not indicate itself) –
People are blind to their own faults.
75. Murombo haarovi chinenguwo. – (A poor man never kills anything with a skin to
it) – A man condemned by fate to be poor cannot rise above his condition.
76. Muroyi, royera kure / ugowana anokuviga (Witch, bewitch far away / that you
may find someone to bury you) – Live in peace with your neighbours.
77. Muroyi royera kure vekwako vagokureverera. – You shouldn’t be mean to
people close to you.
78. Mwana washe muranda kumwe – The son of a chief is a subject elsewhere.
79. Mwana kuberekwa vaviri, mugota hamuchemi kacheche. – Some things cannot
be done by one person alone, like conceiving a child.
80. Mviromviro yemhanza mapfeka (The onset of baldness / begins- at the
temples) – Small faults may result in serious crimes seemingly unrelated.
81. Mviromviro yemhanza / inotanga shosha – The onset of baldness / begins- at
the temples; lit. Small faults may result in serious crimes seemingly unrelated.
82. Mombe yekurunzirwa ndeyekukama wakarinde nzira. – You can never use
borrowed things with the freedom you would have if it was yours.
83. Mukadzi munaku kusaba anoroya.
84. Mukuru mukuru hanga haigari pfunde.
85. Muromo haupi / Chinopa maoko – The mouth does not give / What gives are
the hands
86. Mwana asingachemi anofira mumbereko. – (A child who does not cry / dies in
the cradle) – One should give voice to one’s complaints.
87. Mwovochena / unobayisa (A kind heart / gets one killed) – Kind hearts are
soonest wronged.
88. Takabva neko kumhunga hakuna ipwa.
89. Nhenha isibi / inoroya (A beautiful girl who does not steal / will be a witch) – An
attractive appearance hides an inner flaw.
90. Nhamo yomumwe / hairambirwi sadza – Another’s trouble / is no reason to
deny oneself food.
91. Nherera inoguta / musi wafa amai (An orphan eats his fill / on the day his
mother has died) – His future outlook is bleak
92. Nzenza mumvuri, asvika anovanda zuva.
93. Nzombe huru yakabva mukurerwa (A big bull / resulted from being nurtured). –
Big results have small but indispensable beginnings.
94. Nzou hairemerwi nenyanga dzayo. (An elephant is not burdened / by its own
tusks) – One should be equal to one’s responsibilities.
95. Pabva zino / rave vende (Where a tooth has come out / there is now a gap) –
Death destroys symmetry and leaves empty places.
96. Pachapwa madziva / miramba tichanyurura (When pools dry up / we fish out
the barbels) – The death of one man brings benefits to others.
97. Pasina nyimo / makunguo aizodyei? (If there were no ground-peas / what would
the crows eat?) – A proverb addressed to a rejected suitor, ‘If I were not here /
you would have found another girl to woo.
98. Pagara murimi pagara mupopoti (Where there lives a farmer / there lives a
grumbler) – a farmer is never satisfied with the work done for him.
99. akukutu / hapaurayi (A hard bed / does not kill) – Discomfort need not rob a
man of his own dignity.
100. Pfavira ngoma, husiku hurefu. – Be calm and take your time to do things.
101. Panoda mwoyo / nzira haisviki (Where the heart longs to be / the path never
reaches) – A watched pot never boils.
102. Rega kuyera nyoka ncgavi / iyo iripo (Do not measure a snake with string /
while it is present itself) – Do not substitute false imitations for the real thing.
103. Rinamanyanga / hariputirwi mumushunje – That which has horns / is not
concealed in a bundle of grass.
104. Ramba kuudzwa akazoonekwa nembonje pahuma. – Headstrong / was found /
with a head wound.
105. Rega zvipore akabva mukutsva. – A burnt child dreads fire.
106. Regai dzive shiri, mazai haana muto. – Wait for the full maturation of events
instead of prematurely harvesting or celebrating.
107. Rudo ibofu. – Love is blind.
 108. Rume rimwe harikombi churu. – One person cannot do all things alone.
109. Seka urema wafa. – Do not make fun of other people’s misfortunes because
they may come upon you too.
110. Simbi inorohwa ichapisa. – Hit the iron while it’s still hot.
111. Tend a muchero / wadya zvinogadza mwoyo (Be grateful for the fruit / having
eaten to satisfaction) – Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
112. Totenda maruva / tadya chakata (We believe in the blossoms / when we have
eaten the fruit) – Promises are not to be relied on until they are performed.
113. Tsvaga zano / iwe une rakowo – Seek a plan / when you have one of your own.
114. Twemudenhe / tune ushorwi – Too little flour in the bin / brings contempt;
People despise an owner’s improvidence or stinginess.
115. Ukama hahusukwi nemvura hukabva (Kinship is not washed with water and
disappears) – Even quarrels do not destroy kinship and its obligations.
116. Unaki hwemukadzi / huri pamwana (The beauty of a wife / lies in the child) – A
good wife is one who bears children.
117. Usaguta / ukasunda dura (Do not get so full / as to overturn the barn) – Do not
be improvident.
118. Usapedzera tsvimbo kuna vanamakuwe / idzo hanga dzichauya (Do not use up
sticks on go-away birds / while the guinea-fowl have yet to come) – Do not
waste your time or substance on trifles.
119. Utsva hworurimi / hahuna marapiro (A burn on the tongue / cannot be treated)
– Some problems have no solution.
120. Varume kutsva kwendebvu vanodzimurana. – Men help each other in times of
trouble.
121. Vasikana kudada kudada zvenyu, tichaonana magaro pakuyambuka. – You may
reject people when all things are well but you will need them when things get
hard.
122. Vaviri vaviri / Wechitatu muzvinaguhwa – Two are a pair / A third is a gossip
123. Wakurumidza kumedza, kutsenga uchada. – You have gone to things ahead
before completing the things behind.
124. Yadeuka yadeuka mvura yemuguchu haidyorerwi. – When things have
happened they cannot be undone.
125. Yatsika dope yanwa. – One who was present participated.
126. Zano ndega akasiya jira mumasese. – People who forsake warnings and advice
often fall into calamity.
127. Zizi harina nyanga. – Things are not what they seem.
128. Zviuya hazviwanani. – Good people / do not marry each other.
129. Zviro zviyedzwa chembere yekwaChivi yakabika mabwe ikanwa muto. – You
never know what is rewarding unless you try.
130. Zingizi gonyera pamwe maruva enyika haaperi. – Settle down with one woman,
there are many beautiful. women in the world
131. Zvikoni zvikoni mimba haibvi negosoro. – Some things cannot be dealt with by
simplistic solutions.
132. Zviururwi zvinofara / kana kondo afa ziso (The frogs rejoice / when the
hammer-head has lost its eye) – When the cat’s away, the mice do play.

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