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Shona Definition
Zera romunhu rinosanduka sokukura kwaanoita. Hazvikatyamadzi kunzwa harahwa nechembere vachitaura kuti ivo vaimbovawo pwere.
English Translation
Whatever grows old slowly stoops, just as a baboon's head ends up shaped like a scoop. Age, change and decay come to everything, and none of us stays as we are now.
Cultural Context
“Used as a reminder that today's old men and women were once children, so no one should be surprised by the effects of ageing.”
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