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Kukumbira

Kukumbira (Marriage by Negotiation)

Pfupiso

Nzira inopesana nokutizira, apo mhuri mbiri dzinozivisana uye dzinotaurirana zvine tsika kusvikira roora rabhadharwa nokutenderana.

Nyaya yakazara

Kukumbira inzira yokuwanana inopesana nokutizira. Munzira iyi, murume nomukadzi ndivo vanotanga kuda kubatana, uye kana vasarudza kuroorana, mhuri dzavo dzose mbiri dzinozivisiwa uye dzinotanga kutaurirana, dzichibatsirwa nomunyai. Iyi nzira inobvumira mudzimai kuita sarudzo yake pachake, achiwedzera netenderano yavabereki vake. Munzira iyi, vabereki vomukomana ndivo vanofanira kubhadhara roora kumhuri yomusikana wavo mutsva vasati vati wanano ndeyepamutemo. Kukumbira ichiri kuitika muvanhu vazhinji mumazuva ano uye inoonekwa senzira yakanaka yokuroorana.

In English

Kukumbira is the opposite of kutizira. In this route, the man and woman are the ones who first want to come together, and once they decide to marry, both families are informed and negotiations begin, assisted by a go-between. This route allows the woman her own choice, together with her parents' consent. In this route, the groom's parents are the ones who must pay roora to the bride's family before the marriage is considered legal. Kukumbira is still widely practised today and is regarded as an acceptable way of marrying.

Verenga zvimwe

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