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Akunyoka yakhohlwa ngumgodi waya

No snake forgets its home.

What it means
A snake may roam and hunt far from where it started, but it never loses track of home. Where you come from stays with you, however far life carries you.
Zulu · Southern Africa
Source and context
From: Zulu, Southern Africa
Source: isiZulu (South Africa) oral-tradition proverb, original text, translation and explanation from "55 Zulu Proverbs, Words and Meanings," BuzzSouthAfrica (buzzsouthafrica.com)

The source explains it: The saying means the same as the English proverb – East or west home is best. The wording of the meaning is ours.

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