shaveshave
/ʃaʋéʃaʋé/
- noun , class(5)
- synonyms: bembenene, bemha, betepesu, fufura, nharira
- variant: shavishavi
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- butterfly
- The common name of any diurnal lepidopterous insect; especially, one of the rhopalocerous Lepidoptera, corresponding to the old Linnean genus Papilio.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| shaveshave iri | this butterfly |
| shaveshave iro | that butterfly |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| shaveshave rangu | my butterfly |
| shaveshave rako | your butterfly (singular) |
| shaveshave renyu | your butterfly (plural) |
| shaveshave rake | his/her butterfly |
| shaveshave redu | our butterfly |
| shaveshave racho | its butterfly |
| shaveshave ravo | their butterfly |
last updated: Monday, January 6, 2020 at 7:32:49 PM Central European Standard Time
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