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Shona Definition
Munhu mumwe nomumwe anoziva hama yake. Hapana munhu angati nhingi ihama yangu iye asingamuzivi.
English Translation
Kinship gives off a scent: everyone knows his own relatives, and no one claims a person as kin without knowing him. Relatives are drawn to each other and, even meeting for the first time, soon discover the connection — while a tie that does not exist cannot be manufactured.
Cultural Context
“Applies to the way relatives recognise and are drawn to one another even on first meeting.”
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