Shona
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Shona¹
- /ˈʃəʊnə/
- /ˈʃoʊnə/
Rhymes with -əʊnə
proper noun
- A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. I didn’t know anyone who spoke fluent Shona in the area.
noun Shonas · Shona
- A member of the Bantu tribes who speak Shona. It's not relevant for the purpose of my discussion who got to Zimbabwe first between the Shonas and the Ndebeles.
Shona²
- /ˈʃəʊnə/
- /ˈʃoʊnə/
Rhymes with -əʊnə
Where it comes from
Scottish Anglicized form of Seonag ( =Joan) and an American variant of Shauna.
proper noun
- A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Translations
Talk about this word "Shona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shona. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Shona. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shona "Shona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shona.Cite this
@misc{shona_2026,
title = {Shona},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shona},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
