Kutema Ugariri

Kutema Ugariri (Bride Service)

Pfupiso

Murume asina pfuma yakakwana anokwanisa kuroora nokushandira vatezvara vake mumazuva mazhinji panzvimbo pekubhadhara roora nemombe.

Nyaya yakazara

Kutema ugariri inzira yokuwanana inoshandiswa nomurume asingakwanisi kubhadhara roora nenzira yakajairika yemombe. Kazhinji nzira iyi yaishandiswa nemhuri dzisina upfumi kana nenherera. Murume anosungirwa kushandira vatezvara vake, achipa basa rakaita sokurima kana mamwe mabasa emumba, kusvikira basa rake ratenderwa somuripo weroora. Panopera nguva yaakatarirwa kushanda, anobva atenderwa kutora mudzimai wake. Nzira iyi yaipa mikana yokuwanana kuvarume vaisakwanisa kubhadhara nenzira yakajairika.

In English

Kutema ugariri is a marriage route used by a man who cannot pay roora in the usual way through cattle. It was often used by poorer families or orphaned men. The man is required to work for his in-laws, offering labour such as farming or other household tasks, until his work is accepted as the bride payment. Once his agreed period of service is complete, he is then permitted to take his wife. This route gave disadvantaged men a way into marriage.

Verenga zvimwe

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