Tsumo

Ane chake / haareveteki

Shona Definition

Munhu oga oga anenge ane chinhu chake anotodada nacho. Haatauri nomunhu nokuti hapana chaanoda kumunhuwo zvake.

A person who owns what he needs takes pride in it and keeps to himself. He has no reason to approach others, since he has nothing to ask of them.

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This is a variant of

To have something of your own puts you on a level with a hunter who has done well.