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Shona Words with Examples
This Shona Language page shows typical usage of a few Shona words. There is a searchable Shona
word list. Selected Shona word's meaning is then given in English followed
by a simple Shona sentence using the Shona word and English translation
of the Shona sentence. Although this is not a Shona language tutorial, working
with this word list can help improve Shona vocabulary. Here is how it works:
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Type a word in top box or select word from
list. (aardvark - kurrichane thrush)
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Click the Search button
to view Shona sample sentence using the Shona word and English translation.
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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.
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Click this Abbreviations link
to view meanings of abbreviations used.
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Notes on this page cover the limitations.
of this word list.
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Pages may take a while to load depending
on database size.
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Note:
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Only words in this list can be searched.
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Word list presented here is not inclusive.
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Words with multiple meanings have only the meanings where suitable translations were
available.Meaning, in many cases, is actually the context that has a corresponding
Shona word or phrase.
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Part of speech assignment has been loosely observed. Phrases, in some cases, are shown
as verbs or nouns.
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Pages may take a while to load depending on database size.
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Should you have problem working with the above word list, please view Additional
Notes page. Otherwise send me, Martin Shumba,
an e-mail with details of your difficulties.
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Submitting Shona Words
Help increase the Shona word list in the database for these
Shona Language pages by submitting additional words I omitted and their meanings.
Omissions may include instances where I did not cover all possible meanings of a word.
In that case, treat the word as a new word and include all possible meanings for the
word in question. Basic guide to submitting omitted words is on the Add Words page.
We need your feedback
This is an ongoing project and any suggestions you have to improve
the information offered here, word changes and/or spelling corrections, would be greatly
appreciated. E-mail any comments or suggestions you have to Martin Shumba.
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