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Shona Definition
Zvinhu zvinenge zviri mupfungwa dzomunhu ndizvo zvaanotaura. Muromo haurambi kutumwa kutaura chero chinhu chinenge chiri mumwoyo.
English Translation
The mouth is a messenger: whatever a person harbours in his mind is what he ends up saying aloud.
Cultural Context
“It is quoted to a man who denies responsibility for something he said, since people readily voice what they are already thinking.”
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