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Shona Definition
Kugarovimba nechinhu chausingachazivi kuona kwenguva refu pamwe chinodaro chakanguri chafa.
English Translation
Counting cattle you cannot see is only counting tails. Do not place your trust in something whose state you are no longer sure of.
Cultural Context
“Applied to someone banking on property or resources he has not laid eyes on for a long while and which may already be gone.”
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