All Words
Everyday Shona words
- aThis is the letter 'a', which is called 'a-a', and it is the first letter in the alphabet used to write the Shona language.
- achitaurakana kupfeka
- adhiresi
- Agasiti
- ahiwe
- aikaWhen a person says 'aika', they are usually surprised after something unexpected happens at that moment. We were playing together and then we saw, oh dear, Farai is already angry.
- aini
- aiwa
- Aiwa
- aiwa
- aizi
- aizikirimu
- akasiyana
- akaundi
- akaunziAccounting is the study of managing and organizing financial resources. They are studying accounting in school, so it will help them in their business.
- amai
- amaiguru
- amaininiaunt (mother's younger sister)
- ambu
- -ambuka
- amburenzi
- amburera
- ambuya
- ambuya
- ambuyamuderere
- ambuyawashamother-in-law
- -amwa
- -angarara
- ani
- -anika
- apa
- apo
- apo
- apuro
- arawuru
- areruya
- asi
- asi
- atare
- aunzi
- bThis consonant, called 'bi', is found between 'a-a' and 'chi' in the alphabet used to write the Shona language.
- ba
- -ba
- -ba
- baba
- baba wenhaka
- babamudiki
- babamukuru
- babamunembeva
- babamunini
- babamunonzwei
- babandu
- -babandura
- -badanuka
- -badanura
- badara badara
- -badarika
- badu
- -baduka
- -badura
- badza
- badzaihosha
- bahwe
- -baka
- bakapaka
- bakatwa
- bakayawo
- bako
- bakuro
- bakwa
- bamba
- bambo
- bambomukota
- bambomukunda
- bamburo
- bamu
- -bamura
- banamhana
- banda
- -banda
- bandachakata
- bandakadzi
- -bandana
- bandapakukutu
- bandauko
- bande
- bandiko
- -bandira
- bandupandu
- BandweMay is the fifth month of the year. When speaking in Shona, say Bandwe, do not say May.
- banga
- bangamukaka
- -banganuka
- banganwa
- bangara
- -bango-"-bango-" is a word that indicates that what is being done or said will not succeed because there is nothing to support it. This child may go to school, but in vain, he knows nothing.
- bango
- banguranyika
- -banha
- banho
- bani
- banya
- banzuA banzu is a piece of wood that has been split in half.
- -banzura
- banzurwa
- -bapairaTo binge drink alcohol or many other things without resting. We binged on beer at the wedding thinking that it might run out before we got drunk.
- bapatyuro
- bapiro
- bapu
- -bara
- bara
- barabada
- -barabadika
- baradzamusasa
- baradzanwa
- -bararadza
- bararamhanya
- baravara
- barika
- barwe
- basa
- basa
- basiWe use the word 'basi' to indicate that what is being said or what happened is exactly that, and nothing else. She told me that there was no relish because the money left was just one dollar.
- -bataTo hold is to lift or support something with the hands. To catch is to follow or chase something that is fleeing until you are close enough to prevent it from continuing to escape. To grasp is to see or understand what is being said or what is happening. As for me, I don't grasp the matter you are talking about at all. To be industrious is to do work wholeheartedly. In the past, people preferred to marry industrious women.
- -bata-bata
- -batana
- batapata
- -batidza
- -batika
- -batikana
- -batira
- bato
- batsavatsi
- -batsira
- -baya
- bazi
- bazi
- bebenu
- beche
- -beduraTo pare is to cut a piece from a larger object. Pare this brick so that it fits where we want to place it.
- bedzi
- beferere
- befu
- bembeneneThis is a type of mantis with large wings, which can sometimes be colorful.
- bemberaWhen a person beats a tin can, they are publicly expressing the wrongdoings done to them so that the perpetrator is aware that their actions are known.
- bemberero
- bembero
- bembwe
- bemhe
- bemheno
- bemhenwa
- bemho
- bendekete
- benemene
- bengaA tear is something that has torn from a cloth or shirt.
- bengenu
- bengo
- benyapenya
- benyera
- benyumundiro
- benzi
- benzva
- bepa
- bepe
- bepeBepe has a long beard.
- bepepe
- bepetu
- -bepetuka
- bepoBepo is a term given to a large and strong wind. The wind was truly fierce, such that it ended up breaking trees.
- bepu
- bepu
- beraIf someone acts presumptuously, they are behaving as if they belong in a place where they aren't expected to belong. So, by acting presumptuously on your father's stool, do you want to make yourself the head of this place?
- bere
- -berebeda
- berebedu
- -bereka
- bereko
- berepere
- berepeshwa
- berera
- berere
- berevere
- berevere
- berevezhu
- besa
- besano
- besanwaBesanwa is a crowd of people moving in different directions at the same time.
- besuThe tail should be like that of a bird, fish, lorry, or airplane.
- besvu
- beta
- bete
- betete
- beto
- beto
- -betsera
- betsero
- beu
- beyaWhen it is said that a person is 'sitting beya', it means they are sitting without properly covering their clothes, or they have shorts that are too open while sitting, exposing what is underneath.
- beyapeya
- beza
- bh
- bha
- bha-a
- bha bha bha
- -bhabhadzira
- -bhabhama
- bhabhanguTo paddle is to kick powerfully in the water with your legs.
- bhabhanu
- -bhabhanuka
- -bhabhanura
- bhabharasi
- -bhabhatidza
- bhachi
- -bhadhara
- -bhadharika
- bhadhu
- -bhadhura
- -bhagamura
- bhagidhi
- bhagu
- bhagu
- bhagu bhagu
- bhahari
- bhaibheriThis is a book written about God and the Christian covenant.
- bhaira
- bhaisikopoThese images are taken by a machine and then they appear showing everything that was happening.
- bhakani
- bhakiti
- -bhamaradza
- -bhamba
- bhambangu
- -bhamhadza
- bhanana
- bhanan'ana
- bhandi
- bhandiji
- bhanditi
- bhangi
- bhangu
- bhangu
- bhanhire
- bhanzi
- bhara
- -bhara
- bharanganda
- bharanzi
- bharaziya
- bhareta
- -bharura
- bhasa