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Shona

Shona

See also: shona

English

Proper noun

Shona

  1. A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
  2. The Bantu tribes who speak Shona.
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Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Shona

  1. A female given name.

Anagrams

shona

shona

See also: Shona

Finnish

Noun

shona

  1. Shona (language)
  2. Shona (person)
  3. (in the plural) Shona (people)

Declension

Inflection of shona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative shona shonat
genitive shonan shonien
partitive shonaa shonia
illative shonaan shoniin
singular plural
nominative shona shonat
accusative nom. shona shonat
gen. shonan
genitive shonan shonien
shonainrare
partitive shonaa shonia
inessive shonassa shonissa
elative shonasta shonista
illative shonaan shoniin
adessive shonalla shonilla
ablative shonalta shonilta
allative shonalle shonille
essive shonana shonina
translative shonaksi shoniksi
instructive shonin
abessive shonatta shonitta
comitative shonineen

Irish

Adjective

shona

  1. Lenited form of sona.

Zulu

Verb

-shona

  1. (intransitive) to sink, to go down
  2. (intransitive) to set (of the sun)
  3. (intransitive) to disappear
  4. (intransitive, euphemistic) to die
  5. (intransitive) to become ruined, to go bankrupt

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