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Shona Definition
Ukama hahunei kuti pane kudya here kana kuti hapana. Munhu haangaregi kushanyira hama yake kuti azomuona nemhosva yokuti hama yacho murombo.
English Translation
Kinship counts for far more than what is set before you to eat; nobody should gauge his affection for a relative by the size of the meal. Real closeness and good company outweigh the food.
Cultural Context
“Used to insist that one keeps visiting kin even when they are too poor to feed a guest well.”
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This is a variant of
Kudya masanga / chikuru kuonanaThe food is only a side matter; what really counts is that people have come together and set eyes on one another.