Shona

[shoh-nuh]

noun

plural

Shonas ,

plural

Shona .

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. 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

Example Sentences

At Shona EPZ, a garment factory in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the tension is inescapable.

From BBC

"It's delicate hands that are needed for a delicate fruit," Rebecca Bonzo, a supervisor at Campbell's farm, tells the BBC in the Shona language.

From BBC

From a window of one of those farmhouses, Shona Anderson looks out on to a view generations of families in the area thought might never exist.

From BBC

Tony Lankester, who replaced Shona McCarthy as chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in March, encouraged attendees to follow its theme of "dare to discover" this year.

From BBC

Shona Banu still shudders when she thinks of the past few days.

From BBC