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Shona Definition
Vanakomana havatyirwi pakurarama kwavo sezvingaitwa vanasikana. Munhurume anozvionera oga asi munhukadzi anoda kuchengetwa paupenyu hwake.
English Translation
The parent who really has a family is the one with daughters, since sons are only visitors. Boys fend for themselves, while girls need looking after.
Cultural Context
“Among the Shona, parents carry a heavier obligation towards their daughters than towards their sons, who manage largely on their own; girls call for more guarding and support.”
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This is a variant of
Ane mhuri ndeane mhurikadzi / mhurirume inozvitsvagira.It is daughters that really make a man a family man; sons go off and fend for themselves.