Proverb in the local language
Zizi kurungwa munyu roti, 'Ndava hukuwo'.
An owl can’t be a chicken
Proverb's direct translation
If an owl is seasoned with salt, it thinks, 'I'm a chicken now too'.
Proverb's meaning
A person is out of place in company of people with whom he has nothing in common, though he may strive to appear as one of them.
From: Shona of Zimbabwe
