tokonya
/tókóɲa/
- verb
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- poke
- A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; – called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| tokonya | poke (singular) |
| tokonyai | poke (plural) |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| Ndicha tokonya | I will poke |
| ucha tokonya | you will poke (singular) |
| mucha tokonya | you will poke (plural) |
| acha tokonya | he/she will poke |
| ticha tokonya | we will poke |
| vacha tokonya | they will poke |
| chicha tokonya | it will poke |
last updated: Monday, March 16, 2020 at 3:30:22 PM Central European Standard Time
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