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necessity is the mother of invention
Definition:  finding ways to reach something that is vital
Usage:  after my phone fell, I had to use paper to support the battery because necessity is the mother of invention
SEPEDI
Translation:  nyakego ke mmago tlhamo
Proverb: mohlabasefela sa moraka a hlabe se se botse, a eletše ka moso ge a bitšwa ka sona
XITSONGA
Translation:  leswi swi bohaka i mhani wa ku tumbuluxa
Proverb: ntamu wa mhisi i ku hlota
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  ṱhoḓea ndi mme a mveledzo
Proverb: tshisima tsha phanḓa tshi vhulahisa vhathu ḓora