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Shona
[ shoh-nuh ]
noun
, plural Sho·nas, (especially collectively) Sho·na
- Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- the Bantu language of the Shona.
Shona
/ ˈʃɒnə /
noun
- -na-nas a member of a Sotho people of S central Africa, living chiefly in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
- the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
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When little Shona Ritchie plucked up the courage to ask for a peck from Prince William, the future king was happy to oblige.
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