Tsumo starting with F
Shona Proverbs
- Fimbi huru / iri mumwoyoWhat you keep inside your heart is as well hidden as something stored in a cave; no one can guess your thoughts unless you yourself speak them out.
- Findikirai / panotamba ndumureLeave plenty of room around a small child who is dancing. Some people are erratic and hard to predict, so one must allow for anything when dealing with them, just as a young child who cannot yet tell good from harmful needs grown-ups watching over it.
- Fodya haina manenji semhambaBeing refused a pinch of snuff is easily pardoned and forgotten, but being refused beer plants lasting ill feeling between the two people.