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Shona Definition
Kuti munhu aremekedzwe hunge achigona basa raanotarisirwa kuita. Munhu anoda kuva nembirimi anotoita tsika dziri maererano nezvinopa rukudzo.
English Translation
Honour comes to the person who has mastered the work expected of them; standing has to be aimed at, then prepared and trained for. Being installed as chief follows from having honoured one's ancestral spirits.
Cultural Context
“Offered as counsel to newly married women, to impress on them that cooking well underpins a contented household.”
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This is a variant of
Kunzi mukadzi ari apa / kunatsa munyuFor a woman to be spoken of as a real wife of the household, she has to know how to salt and season the relish properly.