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Shona Definition
Kukumbira, munhu uine chaunotengesawo hazvinyadzi nokuti unoziva kuti munopota muchiyamurana. Zvokungokumbira iwe usinawo chaungakumbirwa zvinonyadza.
English Translation
Asking for something carries no shame when you have goods of your own, because you know the helping will run both ways; it is asking with nothing to offer in return that shames a person.
Cultural Context
“Used of a person who has something in stock and can therefore approach others for help on equal terms.”
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This is a variant of
Nhandanyadzi ihumbira neshavoThere is no disgrace in asking for something when you have something of your own to offer.