- English word buffalo in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(9)
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- buffalo
- A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B. bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | nyati iyi | this buffalo |
| nyati iyo | that buffalo |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | nyati yangu | my buffalo |
| nyati yako | your buffalo (singular) |
| nyati yenyu | your buffalo (plural) |
| nyati yake | his/her buffalo |
| nyati yedu | our buffalo |
| nyati yacho | its buffalo |
| nyati yavo | their buffalo |
last updated: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 11:31:59 AM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(9)
- stem : nyati
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- buffaloes
- Plural of nyati.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | nyati iyi | these buffaloes |
| nyati iyo | those buffaloes |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | nyati yangu | my buffaloes |
| nyati yako | your buffaloes (singular) |
| nyati yenyu | your buffaloes (plural) |
| nyati yake | his/her buffaloes |
| nyati yedu | our buffaloes |
| nyati yacho | its buffaloes |
| nyati yavo | their buffaloes |
last updated: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 11:31:59 AM Central European Standard Time