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Languagle #28: Southern Sotho

September 12, 2026 · spoken in Lesotho, South Africa

Nonyana e bona ka mahlo, motho o bona ka kelello

"A bird sees with its eyes; a person sees with their mind."

What it means

On understanding being more than perception.

What kind of saying it is

Oral tradition. In Southern Sotho, a maele. Passed down by word of mouth. Sayings like this have no single author.

Source

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