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Shona Definition
Munhu womupfumi ane unhu haawanzi kudya zvokukwata. Anodya chete izvo anenge avigirwa kana zviya zvaanenge akokerwa.
English Translation
Beads change hands first, and only then is a bride escorted to her new home. The invitation has to come before the eating: rather than linger at someone else's homestead hoping for a share of the food, a person with self-respect stays away until he is asked.
Cultural Context
“A villager will quote it as his excuse for staying away from a free beer party he was not invited to.”
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