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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
Learner’s notesIn 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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