1.0The POVO Journalhttp://povo.africa/journalPauline Goredemahttp://povo.africa/journal/author/pauline/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vEdgRb8cpO"><a href="http://povo.africa/journal/shona-proverbs-tsumo/">Shona Proverbs – Tsumo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://povo.africa/journal/shona-proverbs-tsumo/embed/#?secret=vEdgRb8cpO" width="600" height="338" title="“Shona Proverbs – Tsumo” — The POVO Journal" data-secret="vEdgRb8cpO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=http://povo.africa/journal/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> A proverb is a short pithy sentence expressing some general truth or sentiment. These proverbs are important sayings that express philosophy of life, peculiar not only to the Shona but to other cultures as well. They express some general truths arrived at as a result of observation and experience, thats why they are usually part […]