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Shona Definition
Kunyange chiri chinhu chinokosha sei, kana chikatorwa ndokuraswa kana kukuvadzwa nomwana mudiki hapana zvaangaitwe nokuti hapana zvaanoziva pakuita kwake.
English Translation
However precious the object, nothing can be done if a small child loses or ruins it, since the child acts without understanding. In that way a little one is as untouchable as a chief.
Cultural Context
“Invoked to excuse a young child who has damaged or made off with something of value.”
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