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Shona Definition
Itsika yakanaka kuroora kumhuri yaunoziva magariro ayo. Izvi zvinozoita kuti ukwanise kubatsirana navanatezvara kutwasanura matambudziko anozowira mhuri yako.
English Translation
Do not take a wife from a family whose home and way of life are unknown to you. A marriage stands firmer when the wife comes from a settled, local family you can deal with.
Cultural Context
“Offered as counsel to a man choosing where to marry from.”
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This is a variant of
Roora mwana wababa vane dongoTake a wife whose father's former homesteads can be pointed out.