- English word country in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(9)
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- country
- A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.
- English translation
- nation
- A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock.
- English translation
- state
- The people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stands in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealth, with full power in their several spheres over all matters not expressly inhibited.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | nyika iyi | this country |
| nyika iyo | that country |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | nyika yangu | my country |
| nyika yako | your country (singular) |
| nyika yenyu | your country (plural) |
| nyika yake | his/her country |
| nyika yedu | our country |
| nyika yacho | its country |
| nyika yavo | their country |
last updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 1:46:37 PM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- stem : nyika
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- countries
- Plural of nyika.
- English translation
- nations
- Plural of nyika.
- English translation
- states
- Plural of nyika.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | nyika | countries (singular) |
| nyikai | countries (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha nyika | I will countries |
| ucha nyika | you will countries (singular) |
| mucha nyika | you will countries (plural) |
| acha nyika | he/she will countries |
| ticha nyika | we will countries |
| vacha nyika | they will countries |
| chicha nyika | it will countries |
last updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 1:46:37 PM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- immerse
- To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | nyika | immerse (singular) |
| nyikai | immerse (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha nyika | I will immerse |
| ucha nyika | you will immerse (singular) |
| mucha nyika | you will immerse (plural) |
| acha nyika | he/she will immerse |
| ticha nyika | we will immerse |
| vacha nyika | they will immerse |
| chicha nyika | it will immerse |
last updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 1:46:37 PM Central European Standard Time