In the Shona language, zunguzurwa means "tadpole." It's the term for the small, wriggly creatures you see developing in ponds and slow streams, eventually growing into frogs. So when you see those tiny swimmers that look like little fish with tails, you're looking at zunguzurwa or buruuru.
Example sentences for zunguzurwa
- Zunguzurwa dziri kushambira mudziva. (The tadpoles are swimming in the pond.)
- Ndakaona zviburuuru zvakawanda murwizi. (I saw many tadpoles in the river.)
- Zunguzurwa dzinozopedzisira dzava matatya. (Tadpoles eventually turn into frogs.)
- Katsi iri kuda kudya buruuru. (The cat wants to eat the tadpoles.)
