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Shona Words
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Tsumo (Proverb)
Traditional Shona proverbs with deep cultural wisdom
2,310 entries
Dimikira (Idiom)
Idiomatic expressions with figurative meanings
1,463 entries
Nyaudzosingwi (Ideophone)
Vivid descriptive words that paint pictures with sound
2,129 entries
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noun
8,289 words
verb
6,492 words
Tsumo (Proverb)
2,310 words
Nyaudzosingwi (Ideophone)
2,129 words
Dimikira (Idiom)
1,463 words
interjection
263 words
adjective
258 words
adverb
139 words
pronoun
54 words
verb/noun
28 words
prefix
27 words
conjunction
26 words
verb phrase
13 words
conjunction/adverb
13 words
demonstrative pronoun
12 words
noun/verb
10 words
verb/adjective
9 words
interjection/onomatopoeia
9 words
onomatopoeia
9 words
interjection/verb
8 words
interjection/noun
8 words
number
8 words
adjective/noun
7 words
adverbial phrase
7 words
preposition
6 words
Interjection
6 words
noun phrase
6 words
pronoun/demonstrative
5 words
Adverb
5 words
onomatopoeia/noun
5 words
demonstrative pronoun/adjective
5 words
interjection/adverb
4 words
pronoun (possessive)
4 words
phrase
4 words
verb/interjection
3 words
adverb/conjunction
3 words
adverb/verb
3 words
adjective/verb
3 words
adverb/interjection
3 words
verb (descriptive)
3 words
adverb/noun
3 words
idiomatic phrase
3 words
conjunction/preposition
3 words
suffix
3 words
Adjective
2 words
interjection/verb (implied)
2 words
adverb/adjective
2 words
adverb/preposition
2 words
prefix (verbal)
2 words
adjective/adverb
2 words
verb/adverb
2 words
conjunction/adverbial phrase
2 words
Pronoun
2 words
letter/character
1 words
demonstrative pronoun/adverb
1 words
verbal suffix
1 words
verb (auxiliary)
1 words
prefix (demonstrative)
1 words
interjection/adverbial phrase
1 words
prefix (tense marker)
1 words
verb prefix (used to negate a verb)
1 words
prefix/interjection
1 words
interjection/phrase
1 words
particle/interjection
1 words
verbal prefix
1 words
conjunction/adverbial particle
1 words
prefix/possessive marker
1 words
verb (idiomatic)
1 words
prefix/demonstrative
1 words
preposition/adverb
1 words
interjection/pronoun
1 words
adjective/interjection
1 words
conjunction/verb phrase
1 words
interjection/descriptive phrase
1 words
verb/adjective/interjection
1 words
conjunction/particle
1 words
Adverb/Interjection
1 words
pronoun (demonstrative)
1 words
interjection/particle
1 words
pronoun (emphatic)
1 words
adverb/interrogative pronoun
1 words
prefix (subject concord)
1 words
prefix (locative)
1 words
verb (prefix)
1 words
verb (implied)
1 words
adjective/pronoun
1 words
interrogative adverb
1 words
noun (prefix)
1 words
noun/adjective
1 words
verb suffix
1 words
phrase/imperative
1 words
particle
1 words
verbal infix
1 words
verb prefix/tense marker
1 words
preposition/adverbial phrase
1 words
demonstrative pronoun (class 7)
1 words
conjunction/prepositional phrase
1 words
pronoun/adverb
1 words
verb prefix
1 words
prepositional phrase/noun
1 words
prefix/grammatical marker
1 words
verb (infix)
1 words
verb prefix/infix
1 words
prefix/class marker
1 words
verb affix
1 words
prefix/noun
1 words
interjection/verb (impersonal)
1 words
interjection/insult
1 words
adjective/onomatopoeia
1 words
idiomatic phrase/descriptive phrase
1 words
conjunction/verb
1 words
verb (adjective)
1 words