A Collection of Zimbabwe Shona Proverbs

ALPHABET M

Matakadya Kare Hamunyaradzi Mwana
Boasting of past successes will not solve present problems.
Mazvokuda mavanga enyora.
Self inflicted problems.
Murombo haarovi chine nguwo, chine nguwo ndirwo rushambwa rwakatangisa, rwakabvira kumahumbwe.
When hunting, a poor man does not make a big catch that will supply him with skin to cover himself.
Mwana Washe Muranda Kumwe.
Even if you are royalty, outside your own country, you are a subject. In Rome, do what the Romans do.
Mbeva zhinji hadzina mashe.
Too many people are involved in trying to do the same thing, such that the end product will not be good.
Mbudzi kuzvarira pavanhu kuda kutandirwa imbwa. 
People go to the extent of doing strange things in front of others in order to find help.
Muto wekupangurirwa, haupedzi sadza | Cimwango chekukumbira hachina ndima.
It’s difficult to achieve your goals using borrowed things.
Mviro mviro dzemhanza mapfeka | Mharadzano dzakabva munzira.

Everything has a beginning and then grows