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Ever wondered where proverbs originated?
well, i think that people who made up proverbs were very wise opinion leaders from the past, who were very articulate and observant . Everyone ends up using the phrases they make because they are well constructed and reflective of the society and general life. when people are able to identify with the wise sayings, they use them and accept them as wisdom and
an observation which contains a general truth or lesson.
for example:
Motho naka lwa tholo, matswakabele a a matswapetswape, ga a itsiwe e se naga.
The person who came up with that proverb, must have observed the twists and curves on the Kudu horn and thought to themselves,
"wow!it ain't a straight way finding a way about this horn! typical of human character."
I believe people saw the similarity between the kudu horn and the complexity of human character. Therefore, they could well attest to it's truth and used it, hence it became a proverb!
voila!
so, educating. I really love the presentation
ReplyDeleteThis is so informing.Im an international student from Zimbabwe and this has helped me in understanding setswana.Thanks so much!!!
ReplyDeleteTrue about that @Amanda
DeleteI always like using proverbs, but its interesting to know it origin. Thanks THEEAUROSAYS
ReplyDeleteWow you have made me think differently about setswana poems
ReplyDeleteIt makes a lot of sense �� smart actually..
ReplyDeleteWow it's so interesting to think of how rich setswana language is
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ReplyDeleteSo original