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Shona Definition
Munhu ane rushambwa anongoti chero chaitika panzvimbo onzi ndiye achikonzera.
English Translation
Wherever the owl turns up, people call it a witch; such is its misfortune. The unlucky man fares the same way — anything that goes wrong around him is laid at his door, though the fault is not his.
Cultural Context
“An innocent person accused of a crime quotes it in his own defence.”
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