Chapter 9: Thulano ya diema go lebeletšwe tlhalošo ya diema tša Sesotho sa Leboa

Proverbs are a phenomenon reflecting the collective wisdom of society. Every culture or society has proverbs that reflect its ideas, philosophies, social morals and traditions. The Basotho ba Leboa community, just like any other African society, has a practice of utilising proverbs during weddings, customary courts and other daily activities. Such knowledge and practices seem to be vanishing, and going with it is the tangible and intangible heritage of the people. This chapter adopted contrastive analysis theory as a lens through which to view the phenomenon. This chapter aims to examine the implications brought forth by the Sesotho sa Leboa proverbs. The study follows the qualitative research method. Data are gathered through interviews and secondary sources. The findings of this study reveal that there are some proverbs that indeed have contradictions in meaning, which may portray some inconsistencies in the type of advice they impart.