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Shona Definition
Munhu oga oga kana akavengwa navanhu anobva angoonekwa sechinhu chinosemesa.
English Translation
Once someone has fallen out of favour with the community, people treat them as repellent and want nothing to do with them. Such a person is no longer welcomed as a neighbour but held at a distance.
Cultural Context
“Said of a person who has been ostracised and is now shunned by those around them.”
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