tsumo
In this category, you will learn more about Shona tsumo ("proverbs") and their meanings.
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Resource 'Zimbabwe'
In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), Zimbabwe means a large house built of stone. When broken down zimba basically means a large house, and bwe refers to stone. You got it? I'd love to think so mate! Example sentences for Zimbabwe Dzimba dzemabwe dzekuGreat Zimbabwe dzakavakwa nevanhu vekare. (The stone houses at Great Zimbabwe were built by ancient people.) Imba yamabwe iyi yaive imba yamambo. (This stone house was the king's residence.) Tichashanyira imba yamabwe iri muMasvingo. (We...- Nolwazi Kwayedza
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Resource 'Zimbo'
Zimbo means a citizen or anything of Zimbabwean origin. The plural for Zimbo is either Zimbos, maZimba, or maZimbo; in addition, the close synonym for Zimbo is a Shonglish phrase: sadza eater, and directly translated to formal English it means "one who eats mielie pap (or ugali)." Example usage of zimbo- Nolwazi Kwayedza
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Resource 'What is a digital audio workstation?'
A DAW (digital audio workstation) is a computer program or mobile software (i.e., an iOS or Android application) used by your favorite recording artists, music producers, film composers, sound designers, and audio engineers as a virtual environment to create intellectual property so that you as a listener can enjoy some of that good stuff on your earbuds, headphones or your smartphone's speaker as you do your household chores or in the gym, etc. Umm, so the standard functions used in a...- Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi
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Resource 'Chivanhu and the Shona alphabet'
chivanhu 1: African traditional culture (tsika nemagariro epasichigare) 2: the formal language (mutauro wechiShona) that's widely spoken in the Republic of Zimbabwe Note: ChiShona language consists of other dialects such as Zezuru, Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, and Ndau. The most spoken Shona dialect is Zezuru whilst the hardest to understand among them all is Ndau. Yeah, it's really hard fo' sho'. It's one of those things where if you didn't grow up exposed to it, the chances of showing...- Nolwazi Kwayedza
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Resource 'Deh'
1: "there" (i.e., an adverb when you've gots to make reference to a place or location) 2: the verb "to be" (i.e., am, are, is, was, and were) Note: Deh ("day" or "de" if y'all wanna write it that way) can also be used just like the NPE linking verb dey. Example sentences Other phrases containing deh En JC Up there Op deh All there Aal deh Get there Git deh Over there Uoba deh Here and there Yah an deh There is no help for it Deh nuh elp fah hit There's strength in...- Nolwazi Kwayedza
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shona tsumo/shumo ("proverb")
