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Shona

[ shoh-nuh ]

noun

, plural Sho·nas, (especially collectively) Sho·na
  1. Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
  2. the Bantu language of the Shona.


Shona

/ ˈʃɒnə /

noun

  1. -na-nas a member of a Sotho people of S central Africa, living chiefly in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
  2. 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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