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Shona Definition
Sezvinoita murume, kuroora mukadzi anomupa mwana, munhu wose anoda kuchengeta chinhu chinomubatsira nokumupa mubayiro.
English Translation
A wife's worth in her husband's eyes is measured by the children she bears him, just as anyone values what repays him. A woman who bears no children often loses her husband's regard.
Cultural Context
“Spoken in praise of a woman who has given birth.”
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This is a variant of
Mukadzi akanaka / ndoune mukutuThe wife worth praising is the one who has a carrying cloth for a child.