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Maramba kukombwa / maramba hweni

Shona Definition

Munhu asingadi kuona vanhu pamusha pake haashanyirwi navaeni.

English Translation

Someone who does not want people gathering around him ends up with no callers at all. How many guests come depends on how welcoming the host is.

Cultural Context

“Said of a person whose unwelcoming manner leaves his homestead without visitors.”

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