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Shona Definition
Murombo akanhonga chakaraswa anoti mudzimu wakombora.
English Translation
A dog handed a bone wonders which ancestral spirit sent it; likewise a destitute person treats any scrap or cast-off as a blessing from the mudzimu.
Cultural Context
“Spoken by, or about, a poor person or beggar who comes upon leftover food or something thrown away.”
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This is a variant of
Chawira pasi / imbwa inoti mudzimu wayo makwevaWhen food drops to the ground, the dog thanks its ancestral spirit for the windfall.