A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Used in a Sentence
shona
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shona.
Editorial note
> by Shona Craven Hello Shona, can you send private SMS to Ursula?
Examples18
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of shona gathered in one view.
The Bantu tribes who speak Shona.
A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shona.
noun
A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
noun
The Bantu tribes who speak Shona.
noun
A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Example sentences
> by Shona Craven Hello Shona, can you send private SMS to Ursula?
The Shona people generally have impressive skills in English spelling and eloquence in the use of English.
I noticed a bunch of Shona Banda related fb pages, but none that I can confirm are affiliated.
Some archeologists didn't align with his thinking because 1) other similar locations aren't there and 2) not understanding of the Shona culture.
Yes interesting elephant in Japanese is almost the same word in Shona (a bantu language of Zimbabwe) nzou vs zou and sound very similar.
Interestingly, in the Shona language it means 'puppet' which I found very appropriate as it is a functional framework which you have behave in whatever way you want.
I should have said he/she because I don't know the gender of Shona Brown.
But perhaps aliens can't communicate telepathically in Shona or Ndbele...
Many shona names could be mistaken to be Japanese.
If the government of Zimbabwe demand my software support the Shona language, I will point to the open source license and suggest they are welcome to make those changes.
Every 2 seconds I could see other immigrants like myself rubbing Shona people up the wrong way by not understanding where the power lay and what people were proud of.
> In 1889 Willi Posselt, another German explorer, bribed a local bigwig and stole one of Great Zimbabwe’s bird carvings which had spiritual importance for the local Shona people.
Quote examples
The "Appropriate response..." quote is attributed to Google’s VP for Human Resources, Shona Brown, not Eric Schmidt.
One note, the second quote ("Appropriate response...") was from Shona Brown (Google’s VP for Human Resources), not Eric Schmidt.
I now have an association with "Shona Brown" and evil sociopath.
Maybe it needs a "Translate to Shona" feature:) I lived in Harare from 1986-90, long before I'd heard the term "Internet".
Proper noun examples
I first saw it on the Wikipedia page for Shona, which has several whistled consonants within its inventory.
Contrast this with Shona, which uses English-derived spelling.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shona in a sentence?
> by Shona Craven Hello Shona, can you send private SMS to Ursula?
What does shona mean?
A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
What part of speech is shona?
shona is commonly used as noun.