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Shona Definition
Kana munhu akanwa hwahwa zvokuraradza anokanganwa zvourombo hwake ipapo obva ozvitora samambo.
English Translation
Beer drives a charge hanging over a man clean out of his head. Deep in drink, he loses sight of his poverty and takes himself for a chief, living for the moment in easy, untroubled plenty.
Cultural Context
“People quote it to mock a poor man who starts putting on airs at a beer drink.”
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