In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), yera can mean three things. First, it means to check how big or small something is. Second, it means something people consider holy or special and treat with great care. Lastly, reverence for a totem, i.e., respecting an animal or thing you shouldn't eat because it's your family's special symbol.
Example sentences for yera
- Unogona kuyera uremu hwako pachikero ichi. (You can measure your weight on this scale.)
- Gomo reNyanga inzvimbo inoyera kuvanhu veShona. (Mount Nyangani is a holy place for the Shona people.)
- Vanhu vemutupo weshumba vanoyera shumba. (People of the Lion totem revere the lion.)
- Shumba ndiyo mutupo yemhuri yedu, saka hatidyi nyama yeshumba. (The lion is our family's totem, so we don't eat lion meat.)
