Kunoreva danga

Showing the Bride-Price Cattle

Pfupiso

Kureva danga ndiko kuratidzwa kwemombe dzeroora nevatezvara, panobviswa zvipeto zvakaita sechitombo neshamhu.

Nyaya yakazara

Kureva danga kunoreva kuratidza vatezvara mombe dzavanoda seroora. Danga ndiro musimboti weroora. Mushure mekunge mukuwasha atsvaira dota kwavatezvara (kushanya), tezvara vanouya kuzoona danga remombe. Panobviswa zvipeto zvakaita sedombo, hwiradanga, meso emombe, munongedzo, uye shamhu. Mombe dzinobviswa dzinosanganisira mombe yeumai, yechimanda, yematyorwa, uye nhongo yetsvusadanga.

In English

Kunoreva danga means showing the in-laws the cattle one intends to pay as bride price. The cattle herd is the cornerstone of roora. After the son-in-law has swept the ashes at his in-laws' place (a visit), the in-laws come to see the cattle herd. Tokens like dombo, hwiradanga, meso emombe, munongedzo, and shamhu are paid. The cattle paid include the cow for the mother (mombe yeumai), the cow for the aunt (yechimanda), the cow for a transgression (yematyorwa), and the goat for the ancestors (nhongo yetsvusadanga).

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