Shona language
Shona is a dialect of the Bantu languages, spoken in Southern Africa. Shona is one of the primary languages spoken in Zimbabwe, the official language for government being English.
English Shona
| Hello | mhoro (singular) : mhoroi (plural; hon. pl)
Hevo (singular) : Hevoi (plural; hon pl)) |
| Thank you | Ndatenda (singular) :Tatenda (plural)
or Ndinotenda (sing.) : tinotenda (pl) Alternative: wazviita (singular) : Mazviita (plural) |
(A clap of the hands is also a traditional Shona thank you.)
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Subject classification: this is a language-learning resource. |