Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people of Zimbabwe and central Mozambique. The Shona include many subgroups, including the Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Ndau, and Zezuru.
- noun The Bantu language of the Shona.
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- proper noun A language spoken in
Zimbabwe andMozambique . - proper noun The
Bantu tribes who speak Shona. - proper noun A female
given name .
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- noun a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the culture of the Shonas
- noun a member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe
Etymologies
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Examples
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- How to greet in Shona (the language spoken in Zimbabwe) - To use the LST Manual
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Mugabe said, referring to whites by the pejorative Shona term
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The opposition "cannot do anything on their own; it seems everything they do is organized by mabhunu," Mutasa was quoted as telling the Herald, using a pejorative Shona term for whites.
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The Mozambiquans second language is Portuguese, and the Zimbabweans (who know English) can only speak to locals here in Shona.
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The local people communicate with one another mostly in Shona.
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The local people communicate with one another mostly in Shona.
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The Mozambiquans second language is Portuguese, and the Zimbabweans (who know English) can only speak to locals here in Shona.
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The Shona are the direct descendants of the great Munhumutapa Empire that stretched from Namibia to Mozambique at its peak.
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The Shona are the direct descendants of the great Munhumutapa Empire that stretched from Namibia to Mozambique at its peak.
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While examples such as Shona Crafts and Staff Benda Bilili demonstrate success gained from hard work and committment, they also have an element of luck involved in their creation.
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