- Shona word hoto in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: hota
- variant: goto
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- hornbill
- Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | hoto iyi | this hornbill |
hoto iyo | that hornbill |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | hoto yangu | my hornbill |
hoto yako | your hornbill (singular) |
hoto yenyu | your hornbill (plural) |
hoto yake | his/her hornbill |
hoto yedu | our hornbill |
hoto yacho | its hornbill |
hoto yavo | their hornbill |
last updated: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 2:22:33 PM Central European Summer Time