chishona

shavi (or shave) this is a foreign or alien spirit (mweya wemutorwa) that is not associated with your clan's tutelary spirit (mhondoro) or the spirit of your ancestor (mudzimu). By the way, be mindful that there is a difference between mhondoro and mudzimu. Note: The plural form for either...

How do varoyi and n'anga go about making zvikwambo?

chidhoma or chitupwani can either mean a familiar spirit or the spirit of a deceased person (mweya wemunhu akafa) that is collected from a grave at a cemetery (or a mausoleum) and is often stored mudende (calabash or gourd) and sometimes, although rare, in a little plate called mbiya comprising...

Suppose someone gets a goblin (chikwambo) because they want kuromba so that they make tonnes of money. Now after some time, they change their mind and decide they no longer need it. How do they deal with that issue, can they literary just kill it and go back to normalcy?

means Mbare, a high-density area located in the capital city of Zimbabwe i.e., Harare. Note: Gaburenda isn't much of a popular word with many Zimbos, especially those living in posh suburbs in Zimbabwe. But most people are familiar with the slang term Magaba which means the same thing.

kuvha Definition: a soft drink or any type of non-alcoholic beverage except bottled water. SN example: EN translation:

mbiri yekenduru kukuzirirwa kunzi rino pfuta apa ndiro ririkupera Literal translation: it's the glory of a candle to burn bright yet it will soon extinguish. What it means: usually when a successful person is at the top of their game and things are going extremely well for them they are often...

Although I have a basic understanding kuti kuromba chii. I am a bit curious hangu why mhiko dzacho involve an individual having to ritually fulfill a tall order?

means to act and behave without any forethought and for this reason, people who have dzungu (also known as bvepfepfe or kubhabhauka) are very impulsive and most likely not to have any filter whatsoever. Obviously to have dzungu is a weakness because you don't want to provoke the wrong crowd...

itsitsi dzeyi bere kukumbira kutamba nevana vembudzi? Literal translation: why is it compassionate for a hyena to ask to play with kids (i.e. juvenile goats). What it means: there is always something wrong when, for example, a repeat offender or an abusive person promises you they will make it...

smart yekukwereta (or smart rekukwereta) Definition: to wear expensive designer clothes that you have just borrowed from one of your rich friends, cousin, or neighbor. There some Zimbos do this as a means to look the part especially when they are going for an interview, attending a wedding, or...

means a woman with little to no experience performing invigorating rhythms of passion (also known as chikapa chengwena in chiShona language) during lovemaking. And often they are more into vanilla sex. Note: in Zimbabwe, there are different opinions regarding whether it's okay for young women...

kudhomoka (or kuzeyeretsa in formal chiShona) means to act kinda weird or go extremely out of control often as a result of taking highly addictive drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, valium, marijuana, etc. There are of course other numerous Zim slang synonyms but some of them depend on...

What's the meaning behind Shonglish slang about kurohwa baker's inn or sim 2?

miin a obdurate pesin uu nuh dey folo heni aada komin fram aya autoriti; ah an intransigent pesin wey jus kyaan tek genuine gud wod a advice fram ada piipl. Suh fi muos kiesdem, a nhunzvatunzva dey aafn suh kwik tu tingk oda piipl dem waan fi pull a fas' wan ar mislead dem while fo actuality di...

"Ngwazi" for ChiShona langwij miin: genius, expert, or boffin. And das an extremely intelligent individual who has far exceeded his or her peers for dia craft or special field af interest; dey sure nuo fi dem stuff. Di antonym fi ngwazi in ChiShona is: "mhengeramumba" and this means: a slow...

Ngosikadzi for chiShona langwij miin aida: queen, empress, goddess, fiimiel deity, ah har majesty; e go dipend for di contass, af kuos. For di ada han, "mambo" dey quite di apozit af ngosikadzi an das: king, emperor, miel deity, ah im majesty. Az fah "muranda" das di singila faam fi kaal a...

1: di feathered headwear das put for di head bai n'anga (chradishanal iila). Fedamuo, som piipl mie aalso seh ngudu ah ngundu wehn dem bi talmbout di aforementioned tew. 2: GPdem (fi hegzampl: jinaral practitioner ar fambul dakta) an dis aalso ingkluud certified specialist daktadem (fi...

musindo for chiShona langwij miin bellicosity, yu nuo da feistiness fi aalwiez waan fi staat sopm weda e dey fait, skreet biif, yu niem am. Yuujali, soch piipl kyaahn liv a jraama-frii laif bikos aal da jrama e shuwa git dem gwine. Nuot: Dis wod musindo dey aalso a yuus fi taak abaut an uproar...

"Mhombo" in ChiShona langwij means either of the following depending on the context it is used and that's: a male pimp, player, or a man who is all-consumed with sexual desire so much that it becomes a primary reason for him to be in any relationship besides love. Of course, he utilizes his...