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Shona Definition
Muchero womujiri ndowavanhu vose saka munhu haafaniri kuvimba nawo nokuti pamwe angangowana wapedzwa navamwe. Munhu wose akafanira kuvimba nechinhu chake.
English Translation
What belongs to you is truly yours — dipping your sadza in your own relish, you still leave gravy behind. Communal property, like fruit anyone may pick, may be finished by others before you get there, so each person should depend on what is his own.
Cultural Context
“Cited to argue that shared resources, such as a council's equipment available to all members, cannot be relied on to serve you well or on time.”
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