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an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)
Definition:  retaliation is the appropriate way to deal with an offence; if someone does something wrong, that person should be punished by having the same thing done to them
Usage:  in that country, if you kill a person they sentence you to death, they still practice the ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’ approach
SEPEDI
Translation:  leihlo legatong la leihlo (le leino legatong la leino)
Proverb: legotlo le lefa ka setopo
XITSONGA
Translation:  tihlo hi tihlo (tino hi tino)
Proverb: tihlo hi tihlo
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  iṱo nga iṱo (na iṋo nga iṋo)
Proverb: munongoli wa iṱo ḽa muṅwe, na ḽawe kha ḽi nongolwe