All Words

Everyday Shona words

• shinda
• shindi
• -shinga
• -shingaira
• -shingirira
• -shinha
• -shinhwa
• -shinja
• -shinya
• -shinyira
• shiri
• shirikadzi
• -shiringinya
• shiripiti
• -shirira
• -shisha
• shishi
• -shishimwa
• shishishi
• -shishitara
• shishiva
• -shishivara
• shishivari
• -shita
• shitibhedha
• -shivirira
• -shizha
• shizha
• -shizhira
• shoche
• -shochedza
• shodo
• -shodoka
• shohori
• shoka
• shoko
• shoko
• -shokoraWhen you are threshing, you would have put millet or sorghum in a mortar, and pound it so that the husks come off.
• shokorupani
• shokoshokoKuti shokoshoko is the sound made by peanuts before they are shelled.
• shokoshoko
• shoma
• shomanana
• shomanene
• shombori
• -shomekaWhen things are scarce, it means they are not abundant enough to meet the demand. There was a shortage of sadza at the feast, hence people started insulting each other.
• -shomesa
• shomhwe
• shondo
• shondya
• -shonga
• -shongedza
• shongwe
• -shonha
• -shonyombora
• -shonyonga
• -shonyopodza
• -shonyoroka
• -shopa
• -shopera
• -shora
• shora
• shorira
• shoro
• shoroma
• -shoropodza
• shoropodzo
• -shosha
• -shosha
• shosha
• -shoshoma
• -shoshota
• -shota
• shoti
• shoti
• -shova
• shovhu
• -shovora
• showera
• shoya
• shozhono
• -shozhonora
• shu-u
• -shudha
• shudhu
• shudhuA shooting range is a place where one learns to shoot accurately with a gun to make a good living.
• shuga
• shuka
• shuka
• shuku
• shuku
• shukukuviri
• -shukutikaTo smolder is to burn without a flame. - to be distressed. To smolder is to be hurt by something without being able to do anything about it.
• shukutu
• -shuma
• -shumaira
• -shumba
• shumba
• shumeka
• -shumira
• shumo
• -shunga
• shunguDesire is a very deep longing to do something, whether it is good or bad.
• -shungurudza
• -shunguruka
• -shungushidza
• -shunika
• -shupa
• shupa
• -shupika
• shura
• shura
• -shura
• shura
• shuramaneji
• shuramatongo
• shuramurovehomework
• shuranyama
• shure
• shuresi
• -shuridzira
• shurikidza
• -shurikira
• shurire
• shuro
• shuro danda
• shuro n'ombe
• -shururudza
• shurushuru
• -shuruvara
• -shusha
• -shushikana
• -shuta
• shutasi
• shutu"Kuti shutu" means silence when someone is angry, to the point that they don't want to be spoken to. The husband arrived home late and found his wife in a silent, angry mood. "Kuti shutu" also means fullness of things, whether in a sack or elsewhere.
• shutu
• -shuva
• shuwa
• shuwishuwi
• -shuzha
• shwa shwa shwa
• -shwadagura
• shwakata"Kuti shwakata" is the sound made by dry leaves when you step on them.
• shwakata shwakata
• -shwakatika
• -shwanyura
• shwape
• -shwapika
• -shwapura
• shwatu
• -shwatura
• shwau
• -shwauka
• shwe
• -shwenga
• -shweta
• shweta shwetaTo walk with a 'shweta shweta' sound is how a person who is not wearing clothes walks. To walk with a 'shwete shwete' sound is how a person wearing tight-fitting clothes walks.
• -shwetairaTo shwetaira is to walk naked. When a person is shwetaira-ing, it means they are walking wearing revealing clothes.
• -shwetedza
• -shwetenura
• -shwetera
• shwi-i
• shwindi
• -shwinya
• shwiro
• si
• -si-
• -si-
• -sibvura
• siinzi
• -sika
• sika
• sikanadvuku
• sikarudzi
• -sikata
• sikati
• sikavakadzi
• sikavha
• sikera
• siketi
• siki
• siki
• -sikinya
• sikipa
• sikiri
• sikiro
• sikitira
• -sikiza
• sikonzi
• siku
• sikurufizi
• sikuruudhiraivha
• sikweya
• sikweya
• -simaWhen you plant a plant, you put it in the ground so that it will grow.
• simba
• simbakaviriTo do something twice is doing work that you will do again. If you wash dishes with water that is not properly clean, it is doing something twice because you will need to wash them again. It's a double task.
• simbapamuganhu
• -simbaradza
• -simbarara
• simbe
• simbiMetal is a resource that is harder than stone, but it is smelted with stones and then processed into things like axes, hoes, or rails.
• -simbisa
• -simbo-
• simendiCement is a product that is similar to ash, used in construction. cement
• -simha
• -simika
• -simikira
• -simiraIf you are dressed, you will be wearing clothes. -wear.
• simu
• -simudza
• -simuka
• -simukira
• -simura
• -sina
• -sinama
• sinde
• sine
• singaFishing is a skill that is passed down in the family. Mafa has his grandfather's fishing nets and traps.
• -singo-
• singwi
• -sinina
• sinini
• -sininidza
• -sininika
• -sinira
• sinyerere
• -sinza
• sipakisheni
• sipedhi
• sipikita
• sipinachi
• sipiringiThis tool, made of metal or wire, can be bent or straightened and is used to make beds and other things.
• sipiti
• sipo
• siponono
• siraha
• siri
• sirika
• -sirima
• siriri
• -siririsa
• sirivha
• -sisa
• sisi
• -sisima
• sisipenzi
• sisita
• sisitenzi
• sitachi