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Shona Definition
Murume haagumi kubereka dzamara afa. Vanhurume havaiti savakadzi vanoguma kuzvara. Vanhu vanowanzotaura tsumo iyi padare kana murume mukuru achipiwa mhosva yokupa musikana nhumbu.
English Translation
Until the day he dies a man can still father children; there is no point at which he stops being able to, as happens with a woman.
Cultural Context
“Elders raise the saying at the dare when an old man is charged with making a young girl pregnant. A rongo is a pot for relish.”
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