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Shona Definition
Munhu ndowokugara aine shamwari kuti kana yangosvika nguva yenhamo vonunudzana; kana yasvika nguva yomufaro vofara vose. Nguva dzose vanhu vari pamwe vanoyambirana.
English Translation
People who are close to you will quietly tug at you to warn you, the way one teases a hyena's cub by its tail. A person should keep friends, for they pull each other out of trouble and share in each other's joy.
Cultural Context
“Applies to friends signalling a warning in danger or awkwardness, as when a speaker's companions quietly steer him back when he strays from his point.”
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