Shona

Hanga ikafa vana vayo vanosara voparara ; Kufa kwehanga, mazai anoparara.

When a guinea-fowl dies, its chick wander all over. When a guinea fowl dies her eggs also perish.

Tsanagudzo

Kana vabereki vafa vana vanosara vopararira kwese. Vamwe vanonochengetwa natete, vamwe naambuya kana kudzimwe hama; panoshayikwa mutungamiri vana vobva vangopararira munzvimbo dzakasiyana-siyana. Kufa kwemunhu anenge aine vanhu vaanga achiriritira kunokonzera dambudziko kune vanosara nokuti vanenge vasisina muriritiri.

What the Words Say

When a guinea-fowl dies, its chick wander all over. When a guinea fowl dies her eggs also perish.

What It Means

Scattered to the four winds. In other words, in a family where both parents are dead, the children find shelter with relatives in different places/homes. When a breadwinner dies (usually a parent), the dependents suffer and in some cases the family disintergrates.