It is not every one who is a son of Gaika.
Gaika was at the beginning of this century the most powerful chief west of the Kei. This proverb signifies that all are not equally fortunate.
Uyakulila ngasonye uxele inkawu.
You will shed tears with one eye like a monkey.
A warning used to deter any one from being [[194]]led into a snare of any kind. It is said that when a monkey is caught in a trap he cries, but that tears come out of one eye only.
Lukozo lomya.
It is the seed of the umya (a species of wild hemp).
This saying is applied to any thing or person considered very beautiful. The seed referred to is like a small jet black bead.
Udhle incholo.
He has drunk the juice of the flower of the wild aloe.