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Shona Definition
Kana munhu ane katenda kake ngaataramuke kubva pana vanhu nokuti angangovazadza nako. Zvekare, munhu ane imwe tsika inokwikwidzana namagarire echivanhu anofanira kuiitira kwake oga.
English Translation
Round-nuts that have been boiled to cure a new clay pot are not touched by men. Odd or unwelcome habits make others avoid a person's company, so anyone whose ways clash with accepted custom should keep to them alone.
Cultural Context
“The book places this among sayings about age-old taboos that lay down how one must act in particular situations, some of which it links to what anthropologists call 'sympathetic magic'.”
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