- Shona word chiva in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(7)
- synonyms: nyoka
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- puff adder
- A nocturnal venomous African viper Bitis arietans.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | chiva ichi | this puff adder |
| chiva icho | that puff adder |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | chiva changu | my puff adder |
| chiva chako | your puff adder (singular) |
| chiva chenyu | your puff adder (plural) |
| chiva chake | his/her puff adder |
| chiva chedu | our puff adder |
| chiva chacho | its puff adder |
| chiva chavo | their puff adder |
last updated: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 8:09:43 AM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- synonyms: ruchiva
- variant: chiwa
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- envy
- To regard with envy; look upon as the possessor of what is wanting in or to one's self, with a longing for it, and either with or without a desire for the deprivation or discomfiture of him who has it: often with both the possessor and the tiling possessed as objects.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | chiva | envy (singular) |
| chivai | envy (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha chiva | I will envy |
| ucha chiva | you will envy (singular) |
| mucha chiva | you will envy (plural) |
| acha chiva | he/she will envy |
| ticha chiva | we will envy |
| vacha chiva | they will envy |
| chicha chiva | it will envy |
last updated: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 8:09:43 AM Central European Standard Time