shona
/ʃóna/
- verb
- synonyms: gwiririka
- dialects/origins: Manyika
- English translation
- Shona
- I
1. A Bantu language of the sub-groups; Zezuru, Karanga (Kalanga), Manyika, Ndau and Korekore spoken by the Shona people of Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia.
2.A member of the Bantu Shona language groups of Southern Africa; concentrated mainly in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Zambia. Referred to as MuShona (singular) and VaShona (plural).
II
Of or pertaining to the Shona culture: as, the Shona language (a principal member of the Shona group of languages).
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| shona | Shona (singular) |
| shonai | Shona (plural) |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| Ndicha shona | I will Shona |
| ucha shona | you will Shona (singular) |
| mucha shona | you will Shona (plural) |
| acha shona | he/she will Shona |
| ticha shona | we will Shona |
| vacha shona | they will Shona |
| chicha shona | it will Shona |
last updated: Monday, September 23, 2019 at 8:59:58 AM Central European Summer Time
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