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Sigauke

This is the main character's family, or last, name.

Nyamarira

This is the name of the river that runs through the village in which the main character grew up.

Truckshop

This is the term used to denote any store, including those that sell bread, tea, sugar, jam, salt, cooking oil, matches, candles, paraffin and soap as well as Fanta, Coca-Cola and a vanilla perfume.

Nhodo

This is a game in which a child throws a stone into the air, picks up other stones on the ground and catches the first stone before it reaches the ground.

Chipinge

This is the city in which the main character's ancestors were from, and where they learned how to tend a garden.

Umtali

This is the city in which the main character attempts to sell mealies, trying to earn enough money to pay for school.

Mahewu

This is a type of...

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