unyunyu
/uɲuɲu/
- noun , class(14)
- variant: unyuukama
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- gnat
- A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes. See Mosquito.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| unyunyu uhwu | this gnat |
| unyunyu uhwo | that gnat |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| unyunyu hwangu | my gnat |
| unyunyu hwako | your gnat (singular) |
| unyunyu hwenyu | your gnat (plural) |
| unyunyu hwake | his/her gnat |
| unyunyu hwedu | our gnat |
| unyunyu hwacho | its gnat |
| unyunyu hwavo | their gnat |
last updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 1:19:00 PM Central European Summer Time
unyunyu
/uɲuɲu/
- noun , class(14)
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| unyunyu uhwu | this unyunyu |
| unyunyu uhwo | that unyunyu |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| unyunyu hwangu | my unyunyu |
| unyunyu hwako | your unyunyu (singular) |
| unyunyu hwenyu | your unyunyu (plural) |
| unyunyu hwake | his/her unyunyu |
| unyunyu hwedu | our unyunyu |
| unyunyu hwacho | its unyunyu |
| unyunyu hwavo | their unyunyu |
last updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 1:19:00 PM Central European Summer Time
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