Shona
Chitiyo kupinda muzai kuona amai
For a chicken to go into an egg, it’s just imitating the mother - hen.
Tsanagudzo
Mwana anofanana navabereki vake muzviito zvake
What the Words Say
For a chicken to go into an egg, it’s just imitating the mother - hen.
What It Means
Like mother like daughter. In this case, the proverb expresses choice of career, specifically mbira playing, sculpture, pot moulding, etc. For some weaving runs in the family. (These were the skilled occupations before the coming of the Europeans.)