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Shona Definition
Kuona chinhu chisingazivikanwi chobuda kuvanhu neguhwa zvinoreva kuti choda kuti chichibudiswa pachena. Kana kukabuda runyerekupe rwokuti pane munhu anoda kuponda mumwe inotova yambiro yokuti patorwe nhanho dzokudzivirira nyaya iyi nokuitaura pachena.
English Translation
When something hidden begins to stir in people's whispers, it is asking to be uncovered. Rumour of, say, a plot against someone's life is itself a warning to bring the matter fully into the open, whether to defend oneself or to protect others.
Cultural Context
“Quoted when gossip hints at a concealed matter, to argue that the whole story should be brought out and acted upon.”
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