All Words

Everyday Shona words

• bwazu
• -bwazura
• bwazvo
• bwe
• bwe
• bwe moto
• bwebwe
• -bwebweda
• -bwebwedza
• bwedere bwedere
• bwedza
• -bwegemuka
• -bweka
• bwema
• bwenanguruve
• -bwenda
• -bwendama
• bwendedzo
• bwenge
• bwengezu
• -bwengezura
• bweniBeing a stranger or a visitor at a place. Let me go to my home, I am a stranger. stranger
• bwenje
• -bwerebweta
• bwerebwete
• bwerekeshe
• -bwereketa
• -bwerengedza
• bwerengedzo
• bwerereBwerere refers to the hair of a newborn baby or a person who has low blood levels in their body.
• bweshe
• bweshepweshe
• bweshuTo chip means to break off a piece of something, like a shard from a clay pot that hasn't been fired.
• -bweshura
• bwetete
• bweve
• -bweza
• bwiTo pass gas, emitting a foul odor from the rear, is an unpleasant sound to a person. Phew.
• bwibwi
• bwibwi
• -bwibwidza
• -bwibwima
• bwibwima
• -bwibwimara
• -bwibwinga
• bwichiSo a whoosh is the fall of something from a high to a low place, without noise.
• -bwimba
• -bwinda
• bwindiTo accidentally break something while trying to fix it; to make a bad situation worse.
• -bwindika
• -bwinga
• bwinguA flash is to show light quickly and then immediately go out. A blink.
• -bwingura
• -bwinya
• bwinyu
• bwipwi
• -bwira
• bwiraufu
• -bwiridzira
• -bwirira
• bwiro
• bwiru
• -bwirubura
• -bwirudura
• -bwirura
• bwitiIf something goes 'bwiti', it means it's sinking in water. As soon as 'chitubatuba' went 'bwiti' and sank in the water, I knew that I had caught a fish. pwiti, nya-a.
• -bwitira
• bwititi
• bwititi
• bwititi
• bwititi
• -bwitudza
• -bwituka
• bwizana
• bwo
• bwodo
• -bwododza
• -bwodogoka
• -bwodoka
• bwodomo
• bwoni
• -bwonyoka
• ch
• cha
• -cha-
• chaamai
• chabata
• chabe
• chabhu chabhu
• -chabudza
• chabuta
• -chabvanya
• chabvu
• -chabvuka
• -chabvura
• -chabwaira
• chabwi
• chabwi chabwi
• -chabwira
• -chachaWhen you are 'chaching' you will be felling trees or other things using an axe or something that cuts. People were allowed to 'chacha' trees and the country became a desert, we forgot. To 'chacha' is to do something for a long time without giving yourself time to properly examine whether things are good.
• chachacha
• chachacha
• chachacha
• -chachada
• chachaduTo rattle is to shake something to make a noise.
• -chachadudzaIt will be liked.
• -chachaduka
• -chachadura
• -chachadza
• -chachama
• chachama
• -chachamadza
• -chachamara
• chachanana
• chachananda
• chachani
• chachanu
• -chachanuka
• -chachanuraTo pull something out of the water by dragging it. I dragged out a large lizard that almost pulled me into the water.
• -chachanya
• chachapu
• -chachapudza
• -chachapuka
• -chachapura
• chacharakacha
• chacharara
• chachari chachari
• -chacharidza
• -chacharika
• -chachata
• chachava
• -chachavadza
• -chachavara
• chachuTo cut thatch grass, similar to reeds, using an axe, hoe, or any other suitable cutting tool.
• chachuIf you say 'chachu', it means you have grabbed something to eat while it is still hot, as greedy people often do. I snatched the meat from the pot when I saw that no one was watching me.
• -chachuka
• -chachura
• chadengaChadenga is a very high place where eagles often fly or airplanes going on long journeys.
• chadhenda
• chadima
• chadu
• -chadudza
• -chaduka
• -chadura
• chadzera
• chaenga
• chagandanga
• chaguduma
• chagwa
• chagwanda
• chagwindi
• chahanya
• chahomwe
• chahuda
• chahudu
• chahuvhe
• chahwa
• chahwihwi
• chahwo
• chai
• chai chai
• chainga
• chaira
• -chaira
• -chairisa
• chaizvoThis word is used to show that things have been done to perfection. My parents were very happy when they saw how well I had done in all my studies. completely, indeed, greatly.
• chaizvo izvo
• chajihofisi
• chaka-a
• chaka chaka
• -chakacha
• chakachaka"Chakachaka" refers to having lips glistening with oil after eating fatty foods. The children spent the day with their lips glistening with oil, making others realize they had eaten chicken. "Tapa tapa" is not directly translated here but indicates the sound made in Shona. "Chakachaka" also refers to the wetness of a place, clothing, or fabric. The blankets were soaking wet with urine from the children during the night. "Tapa tapa" indicates a sound again.
• -chakachakadza
• -chakadza
• -chakaira
• chakamwe
• -chakanya
• chakapedzambudzi
• chakapiti
• -chakapitidza
• chakapotsa
• chakata
• chakata
• -chakatidza
• -chakatika
• chakauya
• chakavhinya
• chaku chaku
• -chakura
• chakuvhe
• chakuvhuvhu
• chakwa chakwa
• -chakwaira
• chakwata
• -chakwatidza
• -chakwatika
• chakwechana
• chakweshadombo
• chakweshadombo
• chakweshapasi
• chakwindi
• -chama
• chamagotsi
• chamakuwende
• chamandiriri
• chamangwiza
• chamapinyori
• chamarengenya
• chamasimba-masimba
• chamasunda
• chamateya
• chamatumba
• chamavhunduka
• chambembeza
• chambiswa
• chambokoA sjambok is a whip that can be made from cowhide, hippopotamus hide, or rubber, and it is thin at the front, striking painfully. It is also known as a chicotte.
• chambwa
• chambwa
• -chambwadza
• chamhembe
• chamhungwe
• chamizira
• chamoto
• chamubandakandaThis is a very severe body ache.
• chamubhabhabha
• chamuchacha- muchacha
• chamuchachu- muchachu
• chamudai-mudai
• chamudididi
• chamudzungururu
• chamugo
• chamuhwiriri
• chamujakujaku
• chamukainyama
• chamukamhina
• chamukasama
• chamukuduburi
• chamukumbo-mukumbo
• chamumbwa
• chamumhupuri
• chamumire-mumire
• chamunhube
• chamunhupemushroom
• chamunyurududu
• chamunyurungunduChamunhube 7
• chamupapata
• chamupidigori
• chamupupuri
• chamupwititi
• chamuremwaremwa