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Shona Definition
Ukama hwokwamai hahudyiranwi pfuma zvakare hahugariranwi nhaka. Vanhu vano ukama hwouhwanamai ndivo vanonzwana nokuti havaitirani shanje yokugara nhaka kana ushe.
English Translation
Relatives on the mother's side do not quarrel over an inheritance, since property and succession do not pass between them. That is why such relatives get on so well — there is no jealousy over estates or chieftainship to divide them.
Cultural Context
“Used in reference to maternal kin, who fall outside the totem or kinship group through which inheritance is claimed.”
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This is a variant of
Ukama hwokwamai hahuna rwiranhakaTies on the mother's side give no ground for quarrelling over an inheritance.