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Shona Definition
Munhu anofanira kurangarira zvetsika nechivanhu chechizvarwa chake kunyange akava mufumi kana kuenda kune imwe nzvimbo haafaniri kukoshiwa musha wake.
English Translation
Keep your origins in mind, just as a bird's mudzimu stays in the nest it came from. A person ought to hold on to the customs and traditions he was born into even after moving elsewhere.
Cultural Context
“Applied to someone who has grown wealthy or settled in new surroundings and risks losing touch with his own home and people.”
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