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Shona Definition
Zvinhu zvinoitwa usiku kana kuti muchivande, pasina voruzhinji vanozviziva kazhinji zvinenge zvakaipa.
English Translation
Whatever stirs by night is an enemy. Things done after dark or in secret, away from everyone's knowledge, are generally taken to be up to no good.
Cultural Context
“Applied to gatherings or movements at night, which are suspected of plotting or witchcraft.”
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