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Shona Definition
Munhu wese ane tutsika twaasingadi kuti twuzivikanwe. Zvekare duutuu rinogona kuonawo parinenge roda kunyengedzwa.
English Translation
Everyone keeps some odd habits hidden away from other people, and the one being deceived often senses it. Nobody behaves in company exactly as he would on his own.
Cultural Context
“Used to note that people put on a front and conceal how they really act when unobserved.”
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This is a variant of
Gudo munhu / kuvandaidza rinokuzivawoThe baboon is like a person: it too has mastered the trick of stealing on the sly.