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Kulta vitu majina yake

Swahili

Kulta vitu majina yake

To call things by their proper name

Spanish

Llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino

To call bread bread and wine wine

English

To call a spade a spade

Hindi

दूध का दूध, पानी का पानी।

Milk is milk, water is water.

Chinese

有一说一。

There is one thing to say

Russian

Называть вещи своими именами.

To call things by their proper names.

Arabic

لشيء بمسماه يكون

A thing is known by its name
Don't use euphemisms
71% coincidence (5 of 7 languages)
To call / name X
29% coincidence (2 of 7 languages)
Nourishment ( bread and wine & water)

Toa Jibu