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... 21 KB (2,296 words) - 10:19, 5 May 2024 |
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... 21 KB (1,518 words) - 18:53, 3 May 2024 |
speaking Ndebele or Central Shona languages in Zimbabwe, Tswana in Botswana, and other local languages of the surrounding peoples of southern Africa. The... 12 KB (1,166 words) - 07:08, 13 May 2024 |
Look up Shona in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shona often refers to: Shona people, a Southern African people Shona language, a Bantu language spoken... 747 bytes (130 words) - 09:59, 30 October 2023 |
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... 48 KB (4,766 words) - 12:09, 12 May 2024 |
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... 204 KB (19,829 words) - 13:34, 9 May 2024 |
Shona music is the music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. There are several different types of traditional Shona music including mbira, singing, hosho... 8 KB (929 words) - 15:58, 21 April 2024 |
Languages of Zimbabwe (section Shona) Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa. The country's main languages are Shona, spoken by only 42% of the... 44 KB (4,636 words) - 18:13, 7 April 2024 |
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... 38 KB (2,931 words) - 03:02, 8 May 2024 |
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)... 13 KB (1,703 words) - 01:35, 5 January 2024 |
Arthur Ferguson (30 April 1974 – 30 July 2021), professionally known as Shona Ferguson, was a Motswana actor based in South Africa, executive producer... 7 KB (573 words) - 19:34, 20 March 2024 |
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... 6 KB (756 words) - 15:59, 24 December 2023 |
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... 23 KB (2,723 words) - 12:58, 15 March 2024 |
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... 9 KB (665 words) - 02:19, 15 April 2024 |
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... 23 KB (2,524 words) - 06:21, 4 April 2024 |
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... 25 KB (997 words) - 12:52, 24 April 2024 |
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... 59 KB (4,011 words) - 19:23, 6 May 2024 |
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... 9 KB (1,038 words) - 07:45, 17 December 2023 |
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... 47 KB (4,100 words) - 00:16, 9 May 2024 |
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... 10 KB (910 words) - 18:21, 22 April 2024 |
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... 175 KB (21,141 words) - 18:31, 29 April 2024 |
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... 8 KB (749 words) - 09:44, 16 March 2024 |
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... 13 KB (1,376 words) - 06:42, 15 August 2023 |
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... 14 KB (1,249 words) - 00:14, 19 April 2024 |
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... 2 KB (256 words) - 17:33, 4 February 2024 |