chivanhu

  1. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    ChiShona fambul an marij vokyabileri

    Ef yu waan fi laan chiShona (ah Chivanhu) fambul tings den dis haatikl dey fi yu. Bikos yasss, mi dey gwine hexpagorate dis iin ditiel an ingkluud ada adishanal tings hia an deh seh a rilietid. Mek wi staat nau hInglish ChiShona Faada Baba (slang Mudhara, Bali, Lali ar Labi) Maada Mai...
  2. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    slang Bhemba

    The word "bhemba" in Zim slang means a machete. The plural of bhemba is "mabhemba" However, the word mabhemba also has two meanings which are as follows: machete (in a plural form for a single bhemba) Mashurugwi (a Zimbabwean organized mining gang)
  3. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mashurugwi

    mashurugwi is the name of an organized machete gang in Zimbabwe that operates primarily in the mining sector in areas such as namely: Kwekwe Kadoma Inyathi Sherwood Battlefields Venice mine ...etc... They are reported to inflict gruesome violence on other miners with the objective of...
  4. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Simbi haina chubhu

    "Simbi Haina Chubhu" is a ChiShona saying which means whatever you are doing is not going to amount to anything because you are lacking the fundamental understanding about the gravity of the situation at hand. You ought to get to the drawing board and plan about measures you should take in a...
  5. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Vamwe vakadzi vane zvivindi shuwa

    vamwe vakadzi vane zvivindi shuwa means some women are steadfast and brave enough to put up with a guy they wouldn't give their time of the day if he was a bum or an average square without clout. The irony is that before being in the current relationship, some of these women, in particular...
  6. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mari haina mukuru

    "Mari haina mukuru," is a ChiShona saying which means regardless of whether you are an older brother, sister, cousin, etc, there is no respect that is obliged to you just because of seniority as far as age is concerned. Quite frankly, the person who has money is also the one who has more...
  7. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    slang Mapepa

    "Mapepa" in Zim slang refers to the state of being an officially recognized documented immigrant in a foreign country. The opposite of being an illegal immigrant is "chipoko", (which directly translates to the Shona language as a 'ghost') Note: mapepa basically means paperwork in the Shona...
  8. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Hukeyi

    hukeyi means the United Kingdom (or England), but most of the time this excludes Belfast, Scotland, and Wales although sometimes people may use this word interchangeably. In addition, if this word is used in the context of, say, for example, vanhu vekuHukeyi, it primarily refers to Zim folks in...
  9. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mukadzi or murume wemweya

    mukadzi or murume wemweya means a spiritual wife or husband respectively. Basically, those who are attached to a spiritual spouse will often have a hard time getting married or if they get married they will have unexplained marital problems which are less likely to be resolved with neither...
  10. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Chikwambo

    means a dwarf goblin whose height on average reaches up to an average person's kneecap. It is used to temporarily grant the material wishes of an end-user after they purchase it from a n'anga ("traditional healer"). Therefore in return for a favor, an end-user will serve this supernatural...
  11. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mari inechitema

    mari inechitema Definition: some people will do pretty much anything for money or those that just got it will spend it like there's no tomorrow whilst engaging in excess pleasure. Note: chitema means "sin" or "transgression" in the English language. However, having money isn't all bad...
  12. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mutupo

    mutupo in slang means very expensive wine (waini) or liquor (chapomba) that an average person can't afford to purchase on a regular basis because this will turn their financial health upside down completely. Note: The formal meaning of mutupo in chiShona language is "totem" but in this case, I...
  13. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Dhiyabhorosi

    means the former light-bearer Lucifer (Diablo) who in turn used to be the most beautiful angel Jehovah (Yave, Musiki Wedenga Nenyika or Musikavanhu) ever created. In addition, this word is also sometimes used to refer to various idols or in the context of the following: Baphomet - an idol...
  14. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mbashto

    mbashto is an umbrella term for herbal concoctions or traditional medicine (mbinjiri, mishonga, muti, or juju) that is often prepared by n'anga ("African traditional healers") for use in their natural magick. Unfortunately, those who are less familiar with the workings of mbashto end up being...
  15. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Nzenza, offlayer

    means a woman who values money more than the need of upholding African traditional customs and beliefs (Chivanhu) or has little regard for religious morality. In a nutshell, that's either a high-class escort or a basic average slay queen streaking down for di suoshal miidia skreetdem. The other...
  16. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mvana

    mvana (or bvana) miin a uman wey ab don give bort widoht fos being marid (asina kuroorwa ar kubvisirwa pfuma) ar ohtsaid a marij (kunze kwemuchato) ar a singl divorcée. Whereas, mubvana miin a daata ar niece wey dey legally ar chradishanali marid. Haueba, ef a uman uu has pikin ohtsaid a marij...
  17. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mudzimu wemvana kuroorwa ikarambwa

    Literal translation: it's the influence of a single mother's ancestral spirit she gets married but is soon divorced. Contextual meaning: som piipl go aafn fail fi mek di mos ohta a hapachyuuniti wehn dem ab a miliyan-dolla chaans fi mek am big. A gud egzampl dey hau som selibriti an athlete...
  18. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Kuvengana hakupe chinhu nyama inodyiwa yaswera pamoto

    Literal meaning: hatred is unprofitable, meat can be eaten after it has been grilled. Contextual meaning: keeping a grudge wid anoda pesin ar a gruup af piipl ih nuh go du notn tu resolve heni prablem yu ab wid dem for di lang ron. Di onggl wie tu address a serious ishu dey fi hakchwali sit...
  19. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    slang Njema

    njema means shackles, handcuffs, or intangible mental shackles—you can think of this along the lines of mental slavery, social engineering, propaganda, you name it. Note: The most notable use of the word njema is by Wallace Chirumiko (aka Winky D) a Zimdancehall artist who titled his studio...
  20. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    slang Finazi

    finazi means funeral. Note: The formal chiShona words for a funeral are nhamo or mariro, and a person who is deceased is called mushakabvu whilst his or her dead body is called mutumbi or chitunha. With that said, folks in the Republic of Zimbabwe attend funerals for different reasons. There...
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