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Shona Definition
Nguva dzose vanhu vaviri ndivo vanotaurirana vachinzwana. Pakazenge pava nowechitatu panobuda makuhwa nokupokana.
English Translation
Two people can talk together and understand one another; once a third joins them, gossip and quarrelling start. A third party is simply one too many.
Cultural Context
“Applied when an extra person intrudes on a confidential conversation between two.”
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This is a variant of
Vaviri-vaviri / wechitatu muzvinaguhwaTwo people make a pair; bring in a third and you have brought in a gossip.