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Shona

SHOH-nuh
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A Bantu language spoken mainly in Zimbabwe and parts of Mozambique.
"She grew up speaking Shona at home and English at school."
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A member of the Bantu people who speak Shona.
"The Shona are the largest ethnic group in Zimbabwe."

How to Use Shona

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In plain EnglishEither the language, or the people of Zimbabwe who speak it, one of the country's major languages.

Word Forms

Shonas plural, Shona plural

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