chivanhu

chitsinga refers to chronic rheumatic disorders that are used to hex a person you loathe so much that you wish to see them go through hell so long as they live. Note: The inflicted person will generally have to consult n'anga ("traditional healer"). This is because going to a hospital is...

mhanza chironda inotevera akura means a grown-up or a person in a higher office should always conduct themselves with maturity lest people lose respect upon constantly witnessing a juvenile wayward behavior. However, in modern-day with the advent of social media, some respectable persons are...

kuromba means to own a goblin (chikwambo) that can either be used for purposes of kuroya ("hexing" ) or enriching yourself through blood sacrifice rituals (kuchekeresa munhu). However, just because a blood sacrifice was carried out doesn't mean a person has chikwambo because not all rituals...

Njuzu, for chiShona langwij miin mermaid, wey dey siupanachral waata pirich ar marine pirich. Alternatively, ada piipl dem seh nzuzu. Haueba, dis njuzu pirich shudn bi misconstrued wid mudzimu (bikos das ansischral pirich midiom af a dead fambul memba fah hegzampl: grandfaada, grandmaada, etc)...

kudya mari yemarema means to chop money that is earned from foolish fools who don't understand its value. An example of kudya mari yemarema is a scenario of profit-motivated Prophets who sell Holy Water that is simply poured from the tap including the sale of other Church merchandise that is...

means a church-going person whose belief is mainly rooted in Apostolic faith or better yet also known in chiShona language as Chitenderi cheVapostori. Alternatively, Mupostanga is also written and spoken as Mupostan'a. The plural forms for Mupostanga are Mapostanga, Vapostanga Vapostan'a, or...

muroyi means a person who uses magick strictly for the purpose of bewitching (kuroya) another individual or even a group of people whom they don't like with an intense passion courtesy of deep-rooted demonic-driven envy. And in the process of wreaking havoc, they may use either mbashto...

"Chinozi", "Shongrish", or "Shongirishi" means a hybrid language that combines both Chivanhu and the English language together, therefore, coming up with new words and phrases to further enrich an already interesting Zim vernacular. Yu kyan kinda tingk af am az Spanglish, Denglish, etc. For ada...

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...

For dis haatikl, mi guh viig yu a kwik rondong a ChiShona woddem wey dey yuus for di contass a yuuman anatomy an aalso a jinaral insight bout ada elt rilietid tings, yu nuo. So mi go so then... Bodi paat ChiShona Skull Dehenya Occipital bone Gotsi Hair Vhudzi Bald Hair Mhanza or...

There are numerous beautiful Shona names and some are derived from the parents' previous life struggles or the status quo whilst expecting their newborn baby, on the other hand, some are inspired by religious beliefs, id est mostly chiKristu in contemporary times as opposed to Chivanhu, in the...

"Kufamba" in Zim slang means to roast someone in the form cracking jokes about them. For example, this word is often used in the following Shona phrases: kufamba munhu (to roast someone) pafambwa munhu apa (someone was roasted) kufambwa kwemunhu (the act of someone being roasted) etc, etc...

"Kudhumanisa" in Shona means to date two different people at the same time, therefore, creating a love triangle. For example, a man or woman may initially be in love with Person X as their main primary partner but later on, because of whatever reason they will start getting it on with Person Y...

Gupuro {ChiShona} Definition: the money that is given to a woman by her husband after they have reached a point of irreconcilable differences in their marriage. This money carries a message in the form of cultural tradition to show that the husband has finally made up his mind, therefore, his...

majichimbochimbo anofara kana gondo rafa ziso Literal meaning: when a hamerkop's eye is damaged small frogs celebrate. What it means: people will always rejoice with great jubilation at the downfall of an oppressor or an evil person who used to persecute them relentlessly—it will be happy...

mwanasikana ndimapfumise Literal translation: a daughter is a goldmine. What it means: a daughter has the potential to make her family rich if she marries up in a calculated hypergamy fashion and also due to an African cultural practice where a bride price (roora or lobola) is expected to be...

mwari means a supreme deity (a supernatural omnipotent being) or a god. Note: In contemporary times the word mwari is often misconstrued to only refer to the Christian deity i.e., Jehovah (of the Holy Bible) which is not entirely correct because mwari is a general term for either a Divine...

"Shefu" in Shona langwij means: boss, chairperson, director, chief executive, or the major shareholder of a corporate entity. Now depending on the size of the company you work for and your current position, you may have too many bosses to report to, and in that case, the plural for shefu is...

zvivindi Definition: excessive confidence that sometimes blurs a fine line between self-assurance and arrogance. Note: usually, a person who is said to have zvivindi has a devil-may-care attitude, therefore, they are likely to carry themselves around as a daredevil that will consider their...

"Kuchekeresa," in ChiShona langwij means to sacrifice an individual or a group of people and that's often in the form of a magick ritual for material gain (ukuthwala) or power. Sometimes the magick rituals also require a combination of astrological timing and diabolical gruesome concoctions...