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    The Shona people (/ˈʃoʊnə/) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily living in Zimbabwe where they form the majority of the population...
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  • Shona (/ˈʃoʊnə/; Shona: chiShona) is a Bantu language of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The term is variously used to collectively describe all the Central...
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    speaking Ndebele or Central Shona languages in Zimbabwe, Tswana in Botswana, and other local languages of the surrounding peoples of southern Africa. The...
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  • Look up Shona in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shona often refers to: Shona people, a Southern African people Shona language, a Bantu language spoken...
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    Shona Bernadette McGarty (born 14 October 1991) is an English actress and singer, known for her portrayal of Whitney Dean in the BBC soap opera EastEnders...
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    e.g., the people of Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi (25 million), the Baganda people of Uganda (5.5 million as of 2014), the Shona of Zimbabwe...
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    (/əmˈbɪərə/ əm-BEER-ə) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator)...
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    Zimbabwe (category Pages with Shona IPA)
    Zimbabwe (/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ, -wi/; Shona pronunciation: [zi.ᵐba.ɓwe]), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between...
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  • Shona music is the music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. There are several different types of traditional Shona music including mbira, singing, hosho...
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    abandoned in the 15th century. The edifices were erected by ancestors of the Shona people, currently located in Zimbabwe and nearby countries. The stone city spans...
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    Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa. The country's main languages are Shona, spoken by only 42% of the...
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    Thandiwe Newton (category Shona people)
    Nyasha Jombe and English father Nick Newton. Her mother was a member of a Shona chieftaincy family, while her father worked as a laboratory technician and...
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    Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana (category Shona people)
    was a svikiro, or spirit medium of the Zezuru Shona people. She was a medium of Nehanda, a female Shona mhondoro (a powerful and respected ancestral spirit)...
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    Arthur Ferguson (30 April 1974 – 30 July 2021), professionally known as Shona Ferguson, was a Motswana actor based in South Africa, executive producer...
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  • Musikavanhu, Musiki, Tenzi and Ishe, is the Supreme Creator deity according to Shona traditional religion. It is believed that Mwari is the author of all things...
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  • 1893, Lobengula sent warriors to Fort Victoria to raid cattle from the Shona people. Although Lobengula's armed warriors won, the British South Africa Company...
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    Varaidzo Kativhu (category Shona people)
    in 2021. Varaidzo Kativhu was born in Zimbabwe and grew up speaking the Shona language. When her father died, she moved to the UK at the age of seven...
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    Gukurahundi (category Northern Ndebele people)
    recruited mainly from the majority Shona people, whereas ZAPU had its greatest support among the Ndebele and Kalanga peoples. In early 1983, the North Korean-trained...
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  • Nyasha Hatendi (category Shona people)
    Nyasha Hatendi[pronunciation?] (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer. Hatendi was born on 14 September...
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    Pretoria. Venda people share ancestry with Lobedu people and Kalanga people. They are also related to Sotho-Tswana peoples Sotho-Tswana and Shona groups. All...
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    Danai Gurira (category Shona people)
    spends time in New York City. Gurira is multilingual and speaks French, Shona, basic Xhosa, and English. Gurira, Danai. Running Head: The Neglect of Black...
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  • Mhande (category Shona)
    Mhande is a traditional performance practiced among the Shona people, involving music and dance. It is a vital element of the mutoro ceremony, an annual...
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    Shona McRory Robison (born 26 May 1966) is a Scottish politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government since 2023. A member...
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    The Kingdom of Zimbabwe (c. 1220–1450) was a medieval Shona kingdom located in modern-day Zimbabwe. Its capital, today's Masvingo (meaning Walls), which...
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    Robert Mugabe (category Shona people)
    Robert Gabriel Mugabe (/mʊˈɡɑːbi/; Shona: [muɡaɓe]; 21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime...
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    Shona L. Brown (born c. 1966) is a business executive and consultant to non-profits and corporations. She was an executive at Google from 2003 to 2012...
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    Thomas Mapfumo (category Shona people)
    "The Lion of Zimbabwe" and "Mukanya" (the praise name of his clan in the Shona language) for his immense popularity and for the political influence he...
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    Shingai Shoniwa (category Shona people)
    escape plan. I want people to realise that there's so much more." Her first name, Shingai, means "be bold/courageous/strong" in the Shona language. She first...
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  • Bira ceremony (category Shona)
    celebrated by Shona people from Zimbabwe in which members of an extended family call on ancestral spirits for guidance and intercession. Shona people believe...
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    person is a person through other people. Munhu munhu nevanhu (Shona). A person through other people. Ndiri nekuti tiri (Shona). I am because we are. Munhu...
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