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Kugocha kunoda kwomukoma / kwomunun'una kunodzima moto

Shona Definition

English Translation

Roasting goes well when the elder brother does it; when the younger brother tries, the fire dies out. The task is left to the one with the standing to do it.

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This is a variant of

Kugocha kunoda kwaamai / kwomwana kunodzima moto

Roasting is best left to the mother; when the child tries it the fire only goes out.