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Shona Definition
Kana munhu akashaya mwana nemhosva yokuti haazvari, hapana waanochemera. Anogaroshushikana mumwoyo make achikungura urema hwake.
English Translation
Childlessness is a lash that draws no tears: the childless person has no one to cry to and simply broods inwardly over the affliction, often taking it for a punishment sent by God.
Cultural Context
“Used of a grief carried privately, which other people may never notice.”
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