mfiti siilumpha maliro

Chichewa

Etymology

Literally "a witch does not jump over a dead person".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈᶬfi.ti si.iˈɽu.ᵐpʰa maˈɽi.ɽo/

Idiom

mfíti siilumpha maliro

  1. old habits die hard

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, page 271