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Shona Definition
Munhu anopiwa rukudzo kana ane tsika dzakanaka kana chimwewo chinhu chinoumba unhu nokumupa mutsigo, zve, chiri chinhu chinoyemurwa navazhinji.
English Translation
What gives a thing its worth is the quality it carries inside, not how it looks from outside; a poor man with a sound mind is thought more of than a rich fool.
Cultural Context
“It is also applied literally to women, a mother being held in higher regard than one who has borne no children.”
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This is a variant of
Chitende chinorema / ndechine mhodziThe calabash that weighs anything is the one with seeds still inside it.