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This Shona Language page is similar to an English-Shona dictionary. There is a searchable English word list. Selected English word, from this list, is converted or translated to Shona. Shona words or phrases are for the context or meaning shown below the English word. Although this is not a Shona language tutorial, working with this word list can help improve Shona vocabulary. Here is how it works:
Type a word in top box or select word from list. (
aardvark - kurrichane thrush
)
Click the
Search
button to view English word's eaning and corresponding Shona word or phrase.
Each Shona word is followed by corresponding dialect or language of origin. For instance the Shona word “siya” would be shown as “siya KKoMZ”. Where
KKoMZ
are the applicable dialects.
Click this
Abbreviations
link to view meanings of abbreviations used.
Notes on this page cover the limitations of this word list.
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aardvark
aardwolf
abandon
abandon hope
abate
abdomen
abdominal
abhorrence
abhorrent
ability
ablaze
able
abnormal
abnormality
abolish
abomasum
abominate
abomination
about
above
abrade
abrasion
abrasive
abreast
abrogate
abscent
abscess
absence
absent
absenteeism
absolutely
absolution
absolve
absorb
abstain
abstruse
abundance
abundant
abuse
acacia
accelerate
accent
accept
acceptable
acceptance
accident
accompany
accomplish
accomplishment
according to
account
accumulate
accumulation
accurate
accuse
accustom
accustomed
ache
achievable
achieve
achiever
acknowledge
acne
acquaintance
acquainted with
acquiesce
acquire
acquisitive person
acquit
across
act
active
activity
actually
Adam's apple
add
adder
addition
addition, in
address
adequate
adhere
adhere to
adherence
adjacent
adjoin
adjoining
adjust
adjustment
admirable object
admiration
admire
admirer
admit
admonish
adopt
adorable
adore
adorn
adult
adulterate
adulterer
adulteress
adultery
adultery fine
adultress
advance
advance culturally
advantage
adversary
adversity
advice
advisable
advise
advise emphatically
advocate
adze
aeroplane
affair
affection
afflict
afflicted
affliction
aflame
afraid
African
African beech tree
African black wood tree
African customs
African golden oriole
African mangosteen tree
African piano
African sandalwood tree
African walnut tree
Afrikaaner
Afrikaans
after
afterbirth
Afternoon
Afterwards
again
agama
age
age group
aggravate
aggravating person
aggravation
aggressiveness
aggressor
agile
agility
agitate
agitated
agitator
agnostic
ago
agonise
agonise over
agony
agree
agreement
agriculture
ahead
aid
ail
ailment
aim
aimlessly
air
air dry
aircraft
airs
akin
alarm
alarmed
alarming
albino
albizia
alcohol
alcoholic
alert
alien
alienate
alight
alighting
align
alignment
alike
alive
all
all right
all together
allay
allegory
allergy
alleviate
alley
alliance
alligator
allocate
allot
allow
allowable
allowance
allude
allusion
Almighty
almost
aloe
aloft
alone
alongside
aloof
alphabet
already
also
altar
alter
altercation
alternate
alternative
alternatives
although
altogether
altruism
always
amalgamate
amalgamation
amass
amateur
amaze
amazement
amazing
ambassador
ambiguity
ambition
ambush
amid
amidst
amiss
amity
amnesia
amnesty
amniotic sack
amok
among
amongst
amount
amount to
ample
amplify
amputate
amuck
amulet
amuse
amusing
anal gland
analogy
analyse
analysis
anatomy
ancestor
anchor
ancient
ancillary
and
and then
anew
angel
anger
angry
anguish
animal
animosity
ankle
annals
annex
annexation
annihilate
annotate
annotation
announce
announcement
announcer
annoy
annoyance
annoyed
annoying
anoint
another
answer
answer back
answer brusquely
ant
antagonism
antagonize
antbear
anteater
antelope
antenna
antennae
antennas
anthill
anthill soil
anthis beetle
anthis beetles
anthrax
antic
anticipate
antidote
antipathy
antisocial
antisocial disposition
antler
antlion
ant-lion
ant's den
anus
anvil
anxiety
anxious
anyhow
anyone
apart
apathetic
aperient medicine
aphid
aphids
aphrodisiac
apologize
apology
apostle
appall
appalling
apparel
apparent
apparition
appeal
appear
appearance
appears, object
appease
appeasing agent
append
appetite
appetizer
applaud
applause
application
apply
apply carelessly
apply lightly
appoint
apportion
appraise
appreciate
appreciation
apprehend
apprehensive
approach
approval
approve
April
apron
arch back
archive
ardent person
area
argue
argument
argumentative
argumentative person
argumentativeness
arid
arise
arm
arm’s length
armpit
army worm
aroma
arrange
arrange branches
arrange clothing
arrangement
arranger
arrest
arrival
arrive
arriving
arrogant
arrow
arrows
artefact
artefacts
artery
article
articles
artifact
artifacts
as
as if
as though
asbestos
asbestos bush
asbscond
ascend
ascent
ash
ash tree caterpillar
ashamed
ashes
ash-heap
ash-heaps
aside
ask
asleep
asparagus fern
asphalt
aspiration
aspire
ass
assassin
assegai
assegai wood tree
assegais
assemble
assembly
assent
assign
assignment
assimilate
assist
associate
association
assume
assumption
assurance
assure
astonish
astray
atrocious
attach
attack
attempt
attend
attention
attract
attractive
attractiveness
auger
augment
August
aunt
authentic
author
authority
automobile
autonomy
avarice
avenge
avoid
await
awake
awaken
awakened
aware
awhile
awl
axe
axle
babble
babbler
babbler, Jardine’s
babiana
baboon
baboons
baby
baby sling
babyhood
baby-sit
bachelor
back
backbite
backbone
backside
backslide
backward
bad
badge
bald
balsam tree
bamboo
banana
bananas
bank
banner
baptism
baptize
bar
barbel
barber
barbet
bare
bark
barks
barren animal
barrier
barrow
bars
barter
base
bases
bash in
bashful
bashfulness
basin
basins
bask
basket
bass
bast
bastard marula tree
bat
bateleur eagle
bathe
bathtub
Batoka plum tree
Batoka plum tree fruit
batter
battering ram
battery
battle
battleaxe
battleaxes
bauhinia
bayonet
bayonets
bead
beads
beak
beam
beams
bean
bear
bear down
beard
bearing
beat
beatten
beautiful
beauty
because
becium
beckon
become
bed
bedbug
bee
bee eater
bee fly
beechwood tree
beehive
beer
beer hall
beer halls
beer-dance
bee-sting
bee-stings
beeswax
beetle
before
beforehand
beg
beggar
begging
begin
beginning
begrudge
beguile
behave
behaviour
behind
belch
belief
believe
believer
belittle
bell
bellow
bellows
belly
belongings
beloved
below
belt
belts
bench
benches
bend
beneath
benefactor
beneficial
benefit
benevolence
benevolent
bent
bereaved
bereavement<