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Chitiyo kupinda muzai / kuona mai

Shona Definition

Munhu oga oga anotevedzera tsika dzavabereki uye zvinoitwa mumhuri make.

English Translation

Everyone copies the ways of their parents and the customs of their own household. A child's conduct is a mirror of the family it came from.

Cultural Context

“Said when a child's habits or behaviour are seen to repeat those of the parents.”

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