zango
/zaŋó/
- noun , class(5)
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- talisman
- A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly sign, constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive its influence.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| zango iri | this talisman |
| zango iro | that talisman |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| zango rangu | my talisman |
| zango rako | your talisman (singular) |
| zango renyu | your talisman (plural) |
| zango rake | his/her talisman |
| zango redu | our talisman |
| zango racho | its talisman |
| zango ravo | their talisman |
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time
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