Proverb in the local language
Asipo hapo nemuromo wake/Ohambileyo uhambe lomlomo wakhe.
An absent mouth
Proverb's direct translation
The one who is absent is absent together with their mouth.
Proverb's meaning
If you are absent, you don't get.
From: Shona/Ndebele
General comments
The Shona and Ndebele peoples live in Zimbabwe and South Africa. In Uganda, the Banyoro say: "A tree does not fall on those who are absent".
