- Shona word tonga in the Shona Dictionary
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- verb
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- rule
- That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | tonga | rule (singular) |
| tongai | rule (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha tonga | I will rule |
| ucha tonga | you will rule (singular) |
| mucha tonga | you will rule (plural) |
| acha tonga | he/she will rule |
| ticha tonga | we will rule |
| vacha tonga | they will rule |
| chicha tonga | it will rule |
last updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 8:58:13 AM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- synonyms: tenge
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- judge
- A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | tonga | judge (singular) |
| tongai | judge (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha tonga | I will judge |
| ucha tonga | you will judge (singular) |
| mucha tonga | you will judge (plural) |
| acha tonga | he/she will judge |
| ticha tonga | we will judge |
| vacha tonga | they will judge |
| chicha tonga | it will judge |
last updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 8:58:13 AM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- govern
- To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | tonga | govern (singular) |
| tongai | govern (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha tonga | I will govern |
| ucha tonga | you will govern (singular) |
| mucha tonga | you will govern (plural) |
| acha tonga | he/she will govern |
| ticha tonga | we will govern |
| vacha tonga | they will govern |
| chicha tonga | it will govern |
last updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 8:58:13 AM Central European Standard Time