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We do have specific terms in Shona too :) from siblings, family members and wedding terms, it's semi-long (especially if you're on a phone)
= SIBLINGS =
sibling = hanzvadzi
sister = hanzvadzisikana ("female sibling")
brother = hanzvadzikomana ( "male sibling")
older brother = mukoma or bhudhi
older sister = taita (ndau/karanga), sisi (shongrish) or wakoma (standard)
younger sibling of same sex = munin'ina
younger sibling of opposite sex = munun'una
=Family Members=
family = mhuri
relatives = hama
bloodline, line of descent = dzinza
male ancestor = tateguru ("tate" is "father")
female ancestor = teteguru ("tete" is "aunt")
grandmother = ambuya or gogo
grandfather = sekuru
father = baba, bambo or tate
mother = amai (or mai, mhamha, mhai)
son = mukororo, murumbwana or mwanakamona
daughter = mukunda or mwanasikana
nephew or neice = muzukuru
cousin = kazi (shongrish - there is no cousins in Shona, they are siblings)
mwanakomana and mwanasikana are more terms of endearment, almost like saying "my baby boy" or "my baby girl". Mwana is child, while -komana (boy) and -sikana (girl).
father's brothers = bambo (father)
father's older brother = babamukuru (bamukuru)
father's younger brother = babamunini (bamunini)
father's sister = babakadzi (aunt/female father) or tete (aunt),
In Deep/Old Shona father's sister was also called "sangadzi, samukadzi, bambomukunda or babamukunda". The prefix Sa- is for any male person, whilst Nya- is for women. Example "Samusha" would mean "male head of the house", whilst "Nyamusha" is "female head of the house".
mother's older/younger brother = sekuru
mother's older sister = maiguru
mother's younger sister = mainini
= Wedding Terms =
friend = shamwari, mungani (Chindau)
kin = mubiyangu (my kin), mubiyako (your kin), mubiyedu (our kin)
true/best friend = sahwira (friend of the deepest part of your heart)
girlfriend = chimoko (or musikana wangu)
boyfriend = chikomba (or mukomana wangu)
fiance (guy) = muroori
fiancee (girl) = musvitsa
bride = mwenga
daughter-in-law = muroora
groom = muroodzi
son-in-law = mukwasha or mukwambo
bachelor = tsvimborume or tsvukachin'ai
old bachelor = tsvimborume hora
bachelorette = ?
old bachelorette = ?
brother-in-law = tsano
sister-in-law = muramu
mother-in-law = vamwene
father-in-law = vatezvara
wife = mudzimai
husband = mwamuna or mamuna
widow = shirikadzi or chirikadzi
widower = pfunda or pfundarume
virgin = mbonga
OTHER RESPECT TERMS
Mr, Sir = bwana, changamire
Mrs, Madam = bwanakadzi, shekadzi
Master = tenzi
Mistress = tenzikadzi
Lord, chief = she, ishe
Chieftess, lordess = shekadzi
Prince = muchinda/muchanda
Princess = Mamoyo or Chindakadzi/chandakadzi
Queen = mambokadzi
King = Mambo
Emperor = Bwami/hwami
Empress = Bwamikadzi/hwamikadzi
Miss = muzvare
Young woman = mhandara
Young man = jaya, jaha
Midde-aged woman = ambhuya (not ambuya)
Middle-aged man = mudhara
Old man = mutana or harabwa/harahwa or muhora
Old woman = chembere or muchembere
Teacher = mudzidzisi
Preacher = mufundisi
changamire is also a term for the leader of warriors or an army (in deep/old shona usage), it's influenced from the Arabs we traded with from the word "amir" or "emir" like in emirates, meaning "commander of an army" a chief, or prince. chang-"amir"-e.
LooooooL the translator is not doing justice
beautiful, I can see some similarities with ki wanga of Mumias Kenya. Orio mno sana
Ndiri mZulu, but Izvozvi ndinodzidza chiShona nekuti shamwari vangu vari vaShona. Andigonhisisi kuchitaura but i love speaking it. Really fun to discover the similarities between our languages.
I wanted to say thanks for the info brav. Ndikutenda zvikuru🙏❤️🔥. It's really amazing to know all this
You guys are sooo awesome!! Thank you for this ❤️😇🙏🏻
These are brilliant!
We'd love to see more of these types of language 'live translations' style videos!
HUGE FANS!!!!
Thank you guys! You do our country a great service! Breaking down walls and building bridges :) Sometimes it feels like all ubuntu is lost but people like you remind us that ubuntu still lives.
Such a fun video to watch well done guys🥰🤣
Glad you liked it!🤩 Thanks for watching.
It’s always fun learning others languages ❤️for easy communication when you travel around ,,really enjoyed shooting
It was so cool shooting this. I've always wanted to learn a bit of Shona. I'm ready to visit Harare now! 🤩🤩‼️‼️
She is not a native Shona speaker
I speak Fulani and Yoruba and I love other languages such as Lingala, Haussa, and South African languages such as Khossa, Vedi , Shona etc. Thank you
Shona is not a South African 🇿🇦 language. It’s ours from Zimbabwe. ❤❤❤
It's Xhosa and Venda. Shona is a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 language not South African 🇿🇦
It’s always fun learning others languages ❤️for easy communication when you travel around
It's so important! 💁🏾♀️💁🏾♀️
Shona was botched there 😂
😂😂
I saw that right from the beginning 😂😂😂
Yeah.. I feel so
She doesn't know Shona. Brother Mukoma wako sister Hanzvadzi yako
Mawona
I can speak, understand and write both Ndebele and Shona. If you know Ndebele, you will understand Xhosa and Zulu. Shona has similarities with Venda, Kalanga and Nambya. There are also many common words with Kinyarwanda, the language spoken in Rwanda.
Umugeni, abageni ubukwe, umugabo, umusore. Umutware ,umufasha .
in shona a word is shoko
Thanks please do more Shona Vs isixosa
I enjoyed this video - it was fun to watch. Thank you
word is shoko
Mutambo is a sport
Us is ISU - ---- Sister is Mukoma, Brother is Hanzvanzi- Your father's sister is TETE, your mother's sisters are Maiguru(older) Mainini (younger sister)
When you're learning xhosa language the people all loved you ❤️. Full respect south African people
Hi there🙂 Thank you so much for watching and your comment! Respect 🙌🏾
Us, isu
Mukoma
🎉🎉🎉🎉 learn more Shona with us
1. Mhoroi - Molweni
2.mhama - mama
3.hanzvanzi - mukoma
4. Babakadzi, tete, taita(father side), mainini,(mother side)
5.munhu wangu -umntu wani
6. Unosevenza kupi- where do you work
7. Funda is also learning in shona- sport
8. Mitambo sport
9.
Mama wange , data wange, mwana wa mama, mwana wa data. Makuru wange, murumuna wange ,musaza wange ,mushiki wange, masenge. Senge, marume ,data wacu , mama wacu. Nyogokuru , sogokuru, umwuzukuru
What is Mai guru in Shona?
eish i was literally wincing everytime she said the wrong shona words,,maiwe zvangu...lol
Mmmm shona iyi pavharwa vanhu 😂
Kuvharwa chaiko😅😂
Aunti is tata in kikuyu from kenya khosa is similar to seswana because they also say wena meaning you. The ndembele say konjane skona almost like khosa.
Iwewe in One ugandan language. Wewe in kiswahili. Bona in uganda= all of them. Nabo= includeing them.
We call brother Hanzvadzi you forgot sisi😂
i know shona;afrikaans;engish and sizulu
big brother mukoma
sister its sis
Mukoma(older brother or older sister)
Munin’ina (younger brother or younger sister)
Thank you for your input 🤍
😀😀😀
Hi there! Thank you for watching 🙂🌸🌸
Ummm can i chip in on Brothers and sisters in shona, Sister= Sisi/ Hanzvadzi, then Brother = Mkoma
Aunty from father's side Tete, from mother's side mainini
I used to take saying: Da De Di Do Du for granted as a Shona. People say: Dha Dhe Dhi Dho Dhu😂😂😂
Some slight corrections
Word = shoko
Us = isu
Tese = together
Older Sibling = Mukoma
(brothers = bhudhi)
Younger sibling = munin'ina
Aunties 😮😂😂
Tete = your father's sister
Mainini = mother's younger sister
Maiguru = mother's older sister
Grandmother = mbuya (mother in law ambuya)😂😂
The Shona girl is not a native speaker
This shona lady isn’t real shona, she’s messing around with our language, she must represent chewa, or Nyanja she might be good at that not shona.
I’d like to add that similar to xhosa, shona has different names for the aunts on your mother’s side and father’s side as well.
Tete : is used for you father’s sisters.
Mainini/amainini is used for your mother’s side it means “little mother” this how you refer to your mother’s younger sister/s
(If you think of the word kancinci in Xhosa it makes sense)
Maiguru: means big mother this is how you refer to you mother’s older sister/s.
For the uncles :
Your mother’s brother : is Sekuru
The reason for sekuru (uncle on mother’s side) and sekuru ( grandfather ) being the same ) is because you are considered a grandchild to your mother’s clan and not a child per say. They lower you in rank as you are not part of their clan.
Your father’s younger brother/s is : Babamunini
You father’s older brother/s is : Babamukuru or Ba mukuru.
Love this channel so much…..I’m trying to learn Xhosa and this is place of inspiration for me.
Aah! Thank you so much for sharing that hey. And it makes sense, and so similar. So happy to hear you’ve found the channel helpful! Thank you 🙏🏾🥰🥰
@freelance teaching.
What does the name Tawanda mean(a person's name)
I so love this name. I've had it means 'a lot' but I did not really get it. Can you try to give me a little bit of context on this name.
My first boy child is going Tawanda😂😂😂
@@sakelembali5352 Tawanda means "we are now many" literally. To simplify it means a welcome addition to the family. I think "Wandile" is the same meaning as Tawanda.
Do it with Congolese tooo ohh❤️😍😍😍
Hi! Is Congolese a language, or is it French?
Sports mitambo in shona
Learning is also kufunda in shona
Working is also kusevenza
Shona and Xosa are closely related I need a dna check with Xosa
Hi there! Oh wow, that is a lot of similarities. Thanks for sharing hey! :)
I am from Burundi even us some words are similar like umntu=umuntu, ubuntu=ubuntu, amanzi=amazi and vowels are the same and read it the same way
Aloh
You left out Mhoro (Shona), Molo ( Xhosa) 😀
Mdlalo = Mitambo
Exactly. They should invite you next time. 😅
Words, mashoko in shona
Mukwasha is the same in Tshivenda
So cool! I was actually surprised how similar Shona sounds to Venda. Wow!!!🤩💁🏾♀️💁🏾♀️🇿🇦 🇿🇼
Sis
Father’s sister is tete correct but mother’s sister is amainini in Shona
In shona we also say mhoroi in xhosa it's mholweni.
Brother ,sister is Hanzvadzi both ways
Uqhuba kakuhle sthandwa sam kodwa khumbula ukuba Makoti ligama elibolekiweyo - elona gama lesiXhosa ngumtshakazi , oyindoda abe ngumyeni ngoba umkwenyana sisiZulu.
Ururimi ryange my language
She was getting some Shona words wrong but interesting 😃😃 keep grinding
Hi, thank you for watching! Appreciated🌸 ...Sometimes it's easy to forget when translating in the moment 😊
Idama
Zim lady was not ready she seems to have forgotten lot of shona words examples "us it means isu, "me is simply ini
Us is isu hey this shona girl
Imoto nalo eligama lelemboleko - siye sithi yinqwelo-mafutha imoto ngesiXhosa
I think its just iwe
Mhoroi, makadii henyu
brother or sister is hanzvadzi in shona
Hanzvadzi, okay. Thanks for sharing!🙂
Mazita amagama
Zita Igama
Isusu thina
Nawo nabo
Shona is close to vhenda
yes it is, I always get so surprised. I was listening to Makhadzi's song "Kulakwe"
and these lines made me pause.
"Mungana wanu ni muvhudze nne ndi funesa deep kiss
Funesa deep kiss, funesa deep kiss
Ende futhi ni muvhudze nne ndi funesa honeymoon"
in Shona it would be
"Mungani wenyu mu muvudze ini ndinodisa deep kiss
disa deep kiss, disa deep kiss
ende futi mu muvudze ini ndinodisa honeymoon"
The word Mungani is friend in Ndau shona language, everyday Shona also says Shamwari.
❤❤❤
Ummmm let me correct you
TESE🇿🇼shona(means) SONKE🇿🇦isizulu or Xhosa
then Thina in Shona is Isu Umm but thanks Gays Thanks
Shona was scotched
Izita. Igama
Hey guys you are playing with your hair too much😁😁 anyway I enjoyed your show
Word is izwi,girl
I'm Tswana but I could tell the Shona here is not make sure 😅
I think Shona word is izwi, and many words are mazwi....Yes .
Amagambo , ijambo =Igama
Kumusha isn’t it home in Shona 😜
Hmm, I’ll find out for you…🤔😊
Yes, it's like your original home-home where you were born and raised (usually away from city, in the village) in Chindau shona language we also say, Kanyi ☺
Kumusha = village
Musha= home
Wangu kana usingagone shona ibvapo kwete kunyepera vanhu
Igama means manzwi
Amakuru yanyu = makadii henyu
Bona is ivo then navo its with them
You should have used makadini henyu, it's a beat proper and easier for a none shona speaking to say. Don't use the shortened version.
Word in shona its izwi/ mazwi
Huh
3:15 Words are MAZWI in Shona 🇿🇼
lol words are Mazwi in xhosa
@camicaimwentbonkers7374 , ohhh really? That is interesting.
@@ShumiraiMazombeZwUK yes , ilizwi -word ; amazwi - words/phrases eg ‘amazwi asixhenxe’ . Interchangeable with ‘igama’- name/word when grammatically & contextually suitable. IsiXhosa is unique because it contains both Nguni & Khwe(Khoi govab) simultaneously unlike the other click tongues(hadzabe,Nama,damara,n!cuu etc)
@camicaimwentbonkers7374 , I get you. Thank you for shedding extra light and Happy New Year to you.
This Shona hmmm
Shona translator was incredibly inaccurate at most times.
Bugi
Dude sister or brother is hanzvadzi bro like what thee are you ndebele or something
That lady doesn't know Shona at all.
Its disgraceful actually
Mhoroi kanjani
Us is isu
Poor shona .....
Lobola= roora=lovhola
Aaah! Is lovhola Venda or Shona?
@@KhanyiMathole roora is shona
ooooh, and in ChiKaranga shona language we also say rovora similar to lovhola except with R😂😂😂
The language is isiXhosa all the way, not Xhosa 😊
That Zim girl is still learning Shona. She isn't familiar with basic words. Best to research and rehearse before shooting.
Yah sure here shona is not good
Mmm the Shona girl is quite lost. Maybe she's now a bit out of touch with real Shona. For relatives we have exactly luke the Xhosa lady explained. Different names for different sides of the family and depending if they are older or younger to your parent. Anyway good try.
But no it's not wena it's he wethu😉😉😉
She knows Shona but she is not a shona
The Shona girl needs lessons herself bcz she doesnt know a lot of Shona words kkkkk
The shona girl is not too good. Word is izwi , name is zita
Exactly l thought that was the first lie she told. Word is izwi
Rurimi not rurwimi
Hi Shadreck. Thanks for the correction.🙂
The Shona lady is not that good, she needs to research
Mali is property in swahili
Mukoma sister
Hanzvadzi brother. Pls do your Shona research before show. Otherwise good program
I don't think she is real Shona
Our sister shona is not that good at all
Shona translator was very poor. Absolutely awful translation. These are the Shonas who want to identify themselves as South Africans and have sadly lost their own identity. Very sad a whole grown woman can't translate basic Shona. Nxa!
1.Molweni (heboi) ninjani (makadii)... no need for henyu.
2. Ilwimi (rurimi or ndudzi).
3. Igama (zita - singular)
4. Mna (ini). Inini is used where emphasis is need.
5. Brother is hazvanzi in Shona
6. Sister is sisi.
7. Mothers sister is maiguru or mainini
8. Fathers / husband sis is vatete.
9. Uncle is sekuru.
Umm her shona is wrong. Its actually annoying. What nonsense was she talking about by saying we dont have specifics for Brother and sister?
Chill bro, this is an activity for fun
What girl is not a Shona. Tsek mhani.