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dedema

Shona Definition

Kana wakati dedema unenge wakagara wakarerekera musoro shure, kana kuti wakarara nomusana. Harahwa yakanga yakarara yakati zvayo dedema nomusana pamushana. gaga .

English Translation

Describes sitting with the head tilted back, or lying on one's back. Example: the old man lay stretched out dedema on his back in the sun. Compare gaga.

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