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Shona Definition
Munhu anofungawo, nokudaro haafaniri kubatwa semhuka. Anofanira kusarudza zvaanoda achiramba zvaasingadi pasina kumanikidzwa.
English Translation
Livestock can be handed down as an inheritance, but a person has a mind of their own and must not be treated like an animal. Everyone is entitled to accept what they want and refuse what they do not, without being coerced.
Cultural Context
“Cited to defend personal freedom, and in this variant the right of a widow to decide for herself which man inherits her.”
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This is a variant of
Uranda ndohwepfuma (zvipfuwo) / hwomunhu hunozvirwiraServitude is fit only for livestock and property. A human being will always fight his way out of it to freedom.