- English word grandmother in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(2b)
- synonyms: gogo, mbuya
- dialects/origins: Korekore, Zezuru
- English translation
- grandmother
- The mother of someone's mother or father.
- English translation
- midwife
- A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | ambuya ava | this grandmother |
ambuya avo | that grandmother |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | ambuya vangu | my grandmother |
ambuya vako | your grandmother (singular) |
ambuya venyu | your grandmother (plural) |
ambuya vake | his/her grandmother |
ambuya vedu | our grandmother |
ambuya vacho | its grandmother |
ambuya vavo | their grandmother |
last updated: Friday, February 28, 2020 at 9:21:57 PM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(2b)
- synonyms: amwene
- variant: vambuya
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- Your wife's mother.
See amwene.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | ambuya ava | this ambuya |
ambuya avo | that ambuya |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | ambuya vangu | my ambuya |
ambuya vako | your ambuya (singular) |
ambuya venyu | your ambuya (plural) |
ambuya vake | his/her ambuya |
ambuya vedu | our ambuya |
ambuya vacho | its ambuya |
ambuya vavo | their ambuya |
last updated: Friday, February 28, 2020 at 9:21:57 PM Central European Standard Time