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Shona Definition
Kana munhu achida chinhu anochikumbira nokunyengetedza, agozoridza mheterwa akatarisa kumakore asisina hanya nouya amupa. Zvinodarowo kana munhu achinyenga musikana, anozvidukupisa kwaari nokuhama dzake semunhu ane tsika nechimiro dzamara aroora.
English Translation
Someone who wants something makes himself small and coaxes while he is asking, but his manner changes the moment he has been given it. Whoever is after a thing will shift his course to get it.
Cultural Context
“Applied in many situations but most often to a suitor, who is all deference toward the girl and her relatives until the marriage is concluded.”
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