gata
Elementary
ga-ta
noun
culture
English:Drainage ditch/gutter
Shona DefinitionGata kumacheto kwemugwagwa kune mugero unoyerera nemvura. Mota yabuda mumungwagwa ikazomira yava mugata. Gata muhorongwa wakagadzirwa nemarata kana purasitiki rinoiswa kunoperera marata kuti urasire mvura divi rimwe. Isa mugomo panopera gata kuti mvura ipinde.

Definitions

A place, often a specific location or the diviner's home, where people go to consult a n'anga (traditional healer/diviner) to find out the cause of death or misfortune.

“Kana vanhu vachienda ku gata vanenge vachienda kun'anga kunobvunza zvauraya mufi.”

Examples

“Kana vanhu vachienda ku gata vanenge vachienda kun'anga kunobvunza zvauraya mufi.”

“When people go to the gata, they are going to the diviner to ask what killed the deceased. Patakainda kugata takaudzwa kuti sekuru vakaroyiwa.”

“When we went to the gata, we were told that grandfather was bewitched.”

Synonyms

nzvimbo yen'anga
AI Context

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Quick Reference

What does gata mean in English?
gata means "Drainage ditch/gutter" in English.
Definition of gata
A place, often a specific location or the diviner's home, where people go to consult a n'anga (traditional healer/diviner) to find out the cause of death or misfortune.
Tsanangudzo yegata
Gata kumacheto kwemugwagwa kune mugero unoyerera nemvura. Mota yabuda mumungwagwa ikazomira yava mugata. Gata muhorongwa wakagadzirwa nemarata kana purasitiki rinoiswa kunoperera marata kuti urasire mvura divi rimwe. Isa mugomo panopera gata kuti mvura ipinde.
Part of speech
noun