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Umupama pamo watulile ing'oma

You beat the head of a drum again, and again, and again.

What it means
The source gives this saying as a riddle and leaves its meaning open. One reading: a drum makes music only when it is struck again and again, so results come from repeated effort.
Bemba · Southern Africa
Source and context
From: Bemba, Southern Africa
Source: Bemba oral-tradition proverb (Umupama pamo watulile ing'oma), widely documented in Zambian proverb collections (e.g. zambianz.org.nz, ABN TV Zambia)

The meaning given here is our own reading. Other interpretations exist.

Perseverance
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