Shona

Ane mombe yake anoziva makumiro ayo.

The owner of an ox knows how it bellows.

Tsanagudzo

Vanhu vakagara vose vanenge vozivana maitiro avo. Vanhu vokunze havafaniri kuita nharo pamusoro peunhu nemaitiro emunhu kupinda vanogara naye.

What the Words Say

The owner of an ox knows how it bellows.

What It Means

Long acquintance with a person makes his idiosyncratic behaviour known.