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Shona Definition
Kana mweni akasvika paimba pachiitwa basa zvinoreva kuti ratokona. Vanhu vose vanenge vava kugara pasi naye vachinzwa zvokwaabva nokumufarira.
English Translation
When a visitor turns up, whatever work is under way comes to a halt; the household sits down with him, hears his news and makes him welcome.
Cultural Context
“Describes the customary duty to drop everything in order to receive and entertain a guest.”
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