- English word animal in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: chikara, chipuka
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- animal
- An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | mhuka iyi | this animal |
| mhuka iyo | that animal |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | mhuka yangu | my animal |
| mhuka yako | your animal (singular) |
| mhuka yenyu | your animal (plural) |
| mhuka yake | his/her animal |
| mhuka yedu | our animal |
| mhuka yacho | its animal |
| mhuka yavo | their animal |
last updated: Friday, January 10, 2020 at 11:37:24 AM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(10)
- stem : mhuka
- synonyms: chirema, rukandwe
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- animals
- Plural of mhuka.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | mhuka idzi | these animals |
| mhuka idzo | those animals |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | mhuka dzangu | my animals |
| mhuka dzako | your animals (singular) |
| mhuka dzenyu | your animals (plural) |
| mhuka dzake | his/her animals |
| mhuka dzedu | our animals |
| mhuka dzacho | its animals |
| mhuka dzavo | their animals |
last updated: Friday, January 10, 2020 at 11:37:24 AM Central European Standard Time