- used to
collectively describe all the
Central Shonic varieties (comprising
Zezuru, Manyika,
Korekore and
Karanga or Ndau) or
specifically Standard Shona,...
-
There are five
major Shona language/dialect clusters: Manyika, Karanga,
Zezuru, Korekore, Kalanga, and Ndau. The
Shona people are
grouped according to...
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Shona group Ndau (S.15)
Central Shona group Korekore (S.11) and
Tawara Zezuru (S.12)
Manyika (S.13) and Tewe
Karanga (S.14)
Western Shona group Kalanga...
- The
majority of the
Mashonaland people are from the
Shona tribe while the
Zezuru and
Korekore dialects are most common.
Harare is the
largest city followed...
-
Mbende Jerusarema dance is a
prominent dance style among the
Zezuru Shona of
eastern Zimbabwe,
particularly in the
Murewa and Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe districts...
- it is
mutually intelligible with
other Shona languages such as Manyika,
Zezuru and Karanga. The 2013
Constitution of
Zimbabwe accorded Ndau's
status as...
- 1924 –
November 2005), was a
Zimbabwean novelist and poet. A
member of the
Zezuru people of
central Zimbabwe, he
wrote the
first novel in the
Shona language...
- in some
areas Zezuru and
Karanga words have been
completely altered when they are
translated into ChiManyika; for example, the
Zezuru word
Nhasi (meaning...
- Robert,
Dhonandhe (Donald), Sabina, and Bridgette. They
belonged to the
Zezuru clan, one of the
smallest branches of the
Shona tribe. Mugabe's paternal...
- as
Mbuya Nehanda (c. 1840–1898) was a svikiro, or
spirit medium of the
Zezuru Shona people. She was a
medium of Nehanda, a
female Shona mhondoro (a powerful...
