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Shona Definition
Muromo hauna zishura nomunhu; unongotaura nomunhu wose kunyangwe muvengi wako.
English Translation
The mouth will reply to anyone at all, even a witch. Avoiding speech with people we dislike is often hard or impossible, and courtesy obliges us to respond when they address us.
Cultural Context
“Invoked about the demands of politeness, when someone must answer a person they would rather not speak to.”
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