Words starting with R
Everyday Shona words
- -rongaTo plan is to properly organize things, so that they go or stay well. We arranged the bricks that came by truck on the side of the house over there. To plan is to consider what you will do in the future, looking at what will start and what will end. We are planning to go home tomorrow after finishing work.
- -rongedza
- rongo
- -rongonora
- -ronza
- ronzwa
- -roodzaKu roodza refers to acting as an intermediary in marriage arrangements for a woman, where you will eventually hand over the bride to the groom. Ku roodza also means assisting your male relative with the wealth needed to pay the bride price.
- -roora
- rooraLobola is property paid when a daughter is married.
- ropa
- -ropafadzabless.
- ropafadzo
- -rora
- rori
- roro
- -roroma
- rororo
- rororo
- -rota
- -rota
- rotari
- -rotomoka
- -rotsa
- -rova
- -rova
- rovambira
- rove rove
- -rovedzera
- -rovera
- -roverera
- -rovha
- rovha
- rovhuRovhu are the soft, light membranes that cover the seeds inside pumpkins or squashes.
- roya
- -roya
- -rozva
- rubato
- rubato
- rubhapatidzoBaptism is a religious rite of immersion in water performed by a priest to symbolize a person's acceptance of Christianity.
- rubo
- ruboshwe
- rubvumo
- -rubvunyuraTo tear off and bite a large chunk from what you are eating.
- rubvunzavaeniThis is the time just after sunset, it's getting a little dark. twilight
- rubvunzo
- ruchamiro
- ruchemera
- ruchenesamwoyo
- ruchengera
- ruchiva
- ruchiva
- rudano
- rudembera
- rudhende
- rudhonga
- rudididi
- rudoLove is when a heart delights in another, with deep affection. Love is the relationship that exists between a woman and a man, or a girl and a boy, that makes them want to be together always.
- rudu
- -rudugura
- -rudunura
- rudyi
- -rudza
- rudzi
- rudzingo
- rudziviriroThese are measures taken to prevent you from falling into the misfortune of illness or another accident.
- rudziyakamwe
- ruenzaniso
- rufambo
- rufandichimuka
- rufararira
- rufaro
- rufashaAbundance is when there are very many things in one place. Abundance is having very many children. Abundance is when there is a lot of water or seeds.
- rufimbi
- rufoyo
- rufu
- rufudzamombe
- rufunu
- rufuramhebwe
- rufuro
- rufuse
- rugaba
- rugande
- rugare
- rugaro
- rugotwe
- rugudu
- rugumabeto
- rugwaku
- rugwaro
- rugwezha
- rugwezhwa
- ruhanda
- ruhwezha
- rujeko
- -ruka
- rukakatira
- rukangarabwe
- rukaro
- rukarwa
- rukato
- rukaye
- rukisheni
- rukodoya
- rukodziA hawk is a bird that eats chicks or other birds, and it builds its nest in tall trees. hawk
- rukonoImpotence is an unseen problem. Impotence is seeing owls taking chicks. Impotence is an illness that only affects men.
- rukope
- rukoto
- rukova
- rukudzorespect
- rukukundwa
- rukukwe
- rukumbiro
- rukundi
- rukunha
- rukuni
- rukunzvikunzvi
- rukusha
- rukushe
- rukushu
- -rukutika
- rukutu
- rukuva
- rukuvhute
- rukwa
- rukweza
- ruma
- -ruma
- -ruma
- rumano
- ruman'ombe
- -rumba
- rumbabvuribs
- rumbariro
- -rumbidza
- rumboLyrics are arranged words that are sung. song
- rumborerarubbish
- rume
- rumhandivirgin
- rumhenda
- rumhepu
- rumhepwa
- -rumika
- ruminoIf a person is sharp-tongued, they are likely to be quickly rejected. The sharp-tongued father refused to allow his child to marry.
- -rumira
- -rumura
- rumveemveeThis is the movement of opposing forces that are not directly visible. When the bomb exploded, the mission became chaotic as people fled in all directions.
- rumveyesano
- runako
- -runda
- runda
- rundakuda
- rundanyara
- rundaza
- -rundumwara
- rundwara
- -runga
- -rungaira
- -rungama
- rungani
- rungano
- runhare
- runji
- runjirusitungenguo
- runya
- runyanga
- runyanhiriri
- runyaradzo
- runyararo
- runyerekupe
- runyindo
- runyoka
- -runza
- runzara
- -runzira
- ruoko
- ruomba
- ruombeko
- ruomera
- rupanzo
- ruparanganda
- rupasasleeping mat
- rupau
- rupazho
- rupazoRupazo is having the urge to just break things. A vandal has rupazo.
- rupendero
- rupenyu
- rupfave
- rupfumbidzo
- rupinduko
- rupipiroThis is the action of someone who is defending an accused person so that they are not convicted. The lawyer had confidence because they had been paid.
- rupiza
- rupo
- rupokano
- ruponeso
- rupupiro
- rupute
- -rura
- rura
- -rurama
- rurasademo
- rurebvu
- ruredzoRuredzo leaves from the 'mufeso' tree are used medicinally; when crushed and put in water, they create lather. In the past, girls would wash their hair with ruredzo to make it beautiful.
- ruregerero
- ruremekedzo
- rurimiThe tongue is a part of the body in the mouth that enables a person to taste, eat and speak. Tongue is a person's language. Does he/she speak Shona or English?
- rurindiTuberculosis is a disease characterized by coughing, spitting blood, and wasting away.
- -rurira
- -rurudza
- -ruruma
- -rurumwa
- rusambo
- rusandusandu
- rusaririra
- rusariro
- rusarura
- rusaruraganda
- rusaruro
- rusenya
- rusero
- rushambo
- rushambwa
- rushamhu
- rushanga
- rushavashava
- rushayaThe jaw is a bone that holds the lower teeth. jaw
- rushiye
- rushoka ndibereke
- rushusho
- ruso
- rusosaA scarecrow is like a guard surrounding the field, to prevent crops from being eaten by livestock.
- rusudzo
- rusumudzo
- rusununguko
- rusvava
- rusvayadova
- rusvingo
- rusvomhorera
- rusvomhorera
- rusvosvera
- ruswa
- -ruta
- rutaitai
- rutakatira
- rutamo
- rutanjatanja
- rutapatsikidziThis small plant is used to trap ticks, and it is commonly found in high altitude areas.
- rutara
- rute
- rutendo
- ruti