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-dunduvira

Shona Definition

Ku dunduvira kuzvimba kwenhengo yomuviri ropa rakaunganapo. Kana munhu aka dunduvira anenge akazara hasha kana shungu. Murume akasvika akadunduvira paakanzwa kuti n'ombe yake yapfurwa nepfuti.

English Translation

To be swollen is the swelling of a body part where blood has collected. If a person is 'dunduvira' (swollen with emotion), it means they are full of anger or sorrow. The man arrived, swollen with anger, when he heard that his cow had been shot with a gun.

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