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Shona Definition
Padare remhosva haisiri nzvimbo inotonzi ingatandarirwa kana kugarwa. Vatongi havangakwanisi kupa vose vavanotonga zvokudya saka munhu oga oga akafanira kuziva kuti kana ari pashe anozvizivira maererano nezvokudya kana pokuvata.
English Translation
The chief's place is not a spot for lounging about (dandaro: a place of entertainment). Those judging cases cannot feed everyone who comes, so each person must see to his own food and sleeping arrangements; once your business is done you leave room for the next caller.
Cultural Context
“Said to callers at the chief's court who linger there as though it were a place to stay or to be fed.”
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This is a variant of
Dzimbabwe muswero / harina uraroThe chief's homestead is somewhere you pass the day, not somewhere you stay the night.