KwaunobvaTsumoMhuriAne mhuri kwayo ndeane ndume ane mhurikadzi vaeni.

Tsumo · Mhuri

Ane mhuri kwayo ndeane ndume ane mhurikadzi vaeni.

Zvinorehwa

Mudzinza rechivanhu, vanakomana ndivo vanoramba vari mumhuri nokusimudzira zita rayo, asi vanasikana vanowanzoenda kune mumwe musha pavanoroorwa, saka vanoonekwa sevaeni pamusha wavakaberekwa.

What it means

In Shona kinship, sons remain within the family and carry its name forward, while daughters usually marry into another home, so within their birth family they come to be regarded, relatively, as visitors.

Word for word

One who truly has a family of his own is one with sons; daughters are, relatively speaking, visitors.

Dzimwe tsumo dzemhuri

Dzose

Tsumo · Mhuri

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Baba muredzi mwana kuchema anodaidza mai.

What it means

Even though a father also plays a part in raising a child, a crying child instinctively calls for its mother, showing the especially close bond between mother and child.

Verenga

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