Browse Tsumo
Shona Definition
Panofa munhu anenge akachengeta mhuri vana vake vanosara vachitambura nemhuri yake inoparara. Kufa kwomubereki kunouyisa uterera pavana vake.
English Translation
When someone who supports a household dies, those who depended on him are left to suffer and the family itself tends to break apart. Children who lose a parent no longer receive the care they once had and may be split up among different households.
Cultural Context
“Applied to the aftermath of a parent's or provider's death, when the surviving children are scattered and left without proper care.”
Entries are reviewed by language experts. Thank you for your contribution to Shona literature.