Shona

See also: shona

English

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊnə/, /ˈʃoʊnə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊnə

Proper noun

Shona

  1. A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
    • 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 225:
      I didn’t know anyone who spoke fluent Shona in the area.
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Noun

Shona pl (plural only)

  1. The Bantu tribes who speak Shona.

Etymology 2

Scottish Anglicized form of Seonag ( =Joan) and an American variant of Shauna.

Proper noun

Shona

  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoː.naː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Sho‧na
  • Rhymes: -oːnaː

Proper noun

Shona n

  1. Shona (African language)
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