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kavi

Shona Definition

Kuti kavi kuchera chikomba pasi, woisa mbeu mukati, wofusira. Nzungu dzinoda kungonzi kavi kavi nebadza, kwete kuita zvokukanda uchitevera gejo.

English Translation

Describes digging a small hole in the ground, putting seed in it and covering it over. Example: groundnuts should simply be dibbled in (kavi kavi) with a hoe, rather than being scattered behind the plough.

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