- Shona word tsumo in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: chisana, shumo
- dialects/origins: Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- proverb
- A short pithy sentence, often repeated colloquially, expressing a well-known truth or a common fact ascertained by experience or observation; a popular saving which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical precept; an adage ; a wise saw: often set forth in the guise of metaphor and in the form of rime, and sometimes alliterative.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | tsumo iyi | this proverb |
tsumo iyo | that proverb |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | tsumo yangu | my proverb |
tsumo yako | your proverb (singular) |
tsumo yenyu | your proverb (plural) |
tsumo yake | his/her proverb |
tsumo yedu | our proverb |
tsumo yacho | its proverb |
tsumo yavo | their proverb |
last updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 9:34:10 AM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(10)
- stem : tsumo
- dialects/origins: Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- proverbs
- Plural of tsumo.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | tsumo idzi | these proverbs |
tsumo idzo | those proverbs |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | tsumo dzangu | my proverbs |
tsumo dzako | your proverbs (singular) |
tsumo dzenyu | your proverbs (plural) |
tsumo dzake | his/her proverbs |
tsumo dzedu | our proverbs |
tsumo dzacho | its proverbs |
tsumo dzavo | their proverbs |
last updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 9:34:10 AM Central European Standard Time