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Shona Definition
Kana munhu aine shuku yenguo anonyara kufamba kuvanhu asi kana akawirwa nenhamo anopotedza hama dzake achitsvaga rubatsiro.
English Translation
It is a shortage of clothing that keeps someone at home and out of sight; other kinds of hardship have the opposite effect, sending a person out among relatives to ask for help.
Cultural Context
“Used to contrast the shame that makes people hide with the trouble that makes them seek others out.”
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