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Shona · English · Zimbabwe

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Shona Dictionary

The most comprehensive Shona language resource online — meanings, proverbs, idioms & ideophones.

15,044words
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1,463idioms
2,129ideophones
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mupengo

A person suffering from a mental illness; an insane per

Noun
2

Kufa kweane hari.

Kufa kweane hari anosiya mazonde. (Kana mun-hu ane upfu

Tsumo
3

tiki tiki

Kuti tifu kuburitsa zvawadya nekumoromo.

Ideophone
4

feso

A soso; a small, hard lump or swelling on the skin, oft

Noun
5

mabayo

A condition characterized by sharp chest pains, especia

Noun
6

bangara

A type of grass or weed.

Noun
7

ndere

A person who is clean and tidy, and dislikes dirt.

Noun
8

nyere

A small container, often cylindrical, that remains afte

Noun
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