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Panonwiwa doro / panonzikwa nemhere

Shona Definition

Pane hwahwa hapavandiki. Kazhinji panonzikwa nemheremhere yomufaro wezvidhakwa kana kuti mhere-mhere yokurwa nokutukana kwezvidhakwa.

English Translation

Beer and noise go together: wherever drinking is going on there is a racket, whether of merriment or of drunken quarrelling and insults.

Cultural Context

“Used to point out that drinking cannot be kept private — anyone looking for the beer will find it by the noise.”

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