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# shona

noun (Shona — a people and a language; Shona — a girl's name); adjective (Shona)

«shona» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The Shona are a people of southern Africa who live mainly in Zimbabwe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#m1)
2. Shona is the language of the Shona people, one of the official languages of Zimbabwe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#m2)
3. Shona (or Shonagh) is also a girl's first name, mainly in Scotland and Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and languages, Shona is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages, and Shona sculpture in stone is famous. Great Zimbabwe, the ancient stone city, is linked with the ancestors of the Shona. In everyday life in Scotland, Shona is a common name. Phrases: "the Shona people", "speak Shona", "Shona sculpture".

### Examples

- My friend's dad speaks Shona and English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#x1)
- "Mhoro" means "hello" in Shona. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#x2)
- Shona is spoken by millions of people in Zimbabwe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#x3)
- We saw beautiful Shona stone carvings at the museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#x4)
- Shona from Glasgow is the best swimmer in our club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#x5)
- The Shona people built great stone walls long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/#x6)

### Note

Proper noun, so it takes a capital letter: Shona. "Shona" can mean the people (the Shona) or their language (Shona). Names of languages and peoples always take capitals in English.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shona» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shona/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shona» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shona.html) on Mova free.