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Shona Definition
Pachivanhu, kana munhu akakumbira chinhu kuno mumwe, zvinoreva kuti atotsvaga ukama. Anofanira kuyeuka kuti uya waakumbira chinhu anozodawo ruyamuro rimwe zuva.
English Translation
Borrowing a knife amounts to an offer of meat to its owner. In Shona custom, asking something of another person is a way of seeking kinship, and the one who asks should bear in mind that the person he asked will himself want help some day.
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