/sisi/


English translation
A girl or woman in relation to her parent's children. In Shona gender terms are not prefered when describing relations between siblings; use instead munin`ina (younger sibling of the same sex), hanzadzi (sibling of opposite sex), and mukoma (older sibling of same sex).
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
sisi ava this sister
sisi avo that sister
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
sisi vangu my sister
sisi vako your sister (singular)
sisi venyu your sister (plural)
sisi vake his/her sister
sisi vedu our sister
sisi vacho its sister
sisi vavo their sister
last updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 12:25:46 PM Central European Summer Time


/sisi/


  • noun , class(9)
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Zezuru
last updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 12:25:46 PM Central European Summer Time

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