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Muroyi ndimambo

Shona Definition

Muroyi haana murau ungamusunga. Anongoita pamadiro sashe. Haana waanotya kuroya. Pakutaura anongobvodoka pasina anomupingudza sezvinonzi iye ndimambo.

English Translation

A witch is like a chief: no rule restrains her, she acts entirely as she pleases, and she fears no one when she practises her craft. She speaks out bluntly and nobody dares contradict her.

Cultural Context

“Said of a person who behaves without restraint and whom nobody is willing to challenge.”

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