Shona
See also: shona
English
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊnə/, /ˈʃoʊnə/
- Rhymes: -əʊnə
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Shona
- A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
- 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 225:
- I didn’t know anyone who spoke fluent Shona in the area.
Translations
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Shona terms
- Wikipedia article on the language Shona
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code sn, ISO 639-3 code sna (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Shona, sna
Noun
Shona pl (plural only)
- The Bantu tribes who speak Shona.
Etymology 2
Scottish Anglicized form of Seonag ( =Joan) and an American variant of Shauna.
Proper noun
Shona
- A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃoː.naː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Sho‧na
- Rhymes: -oːnaː
Proper noun
Shona n
- Shona (African language)