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Shona Definition
Kana muriritiri wavanhu akafa, vanhu vose vanoshaya zano nokuti hakuchina kwavangawana batsiro seyavanga vachiwana kumunhu iyeyu.
English Translation
When the one who has been feeding, sheltering and caring for a group is gone, those who depended on him are left helpless, with nowhere else to turn for the same support.
Cultural Context
“Said of a community or household that has lost the person who provided for it.”
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