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Shona Definition
Muromo unogona kuzvidzivirira pamhosva nokuda kwokutaura. Nyangwe paine idi rinozivikanwa nomwoyo, rinototi riburitswe nomuromo.
English Translation
The mouth is a weapon you can fight for yourself with: speech is what defends you when you are accused. Even a truth the heart already knows still has to be spoken aloud to do any good.
Cultural Context
“Said of the need to speak up for oneself, as when one must plead one's own case before a court.”
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This is a variant of
Muromo itsvimbo / unozvidziviriraThe mouth serves as a weapon like a fighting stick — it can protect itself through speech.