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Murume akanaka / asiri wako

Shona Definition

English Translation

Attractiveness belongs to the man you are not married to.

Cultural Context

“The book pairs it with the corresponding saying about another man's wife.”

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This is a variant of

Mukadzi akanaka / ari womumwe

A woman seems most appealing when she belongs to another man.