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Shona Definition
English Translation
A chief who sits down to eat alongside an ordinary person reduces himself to the rank of a servant. Familiarity with those beneath you costs you your standing.
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This is a variant of
Kuroorera mukarabwe muchena / waisa udyi mumbaTake a wife from poor parents and you have taken on extra mouths to feed.