CEFR Level
A2
Shona — Elementary Vocabulary
73 words
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -i | Mutsara | Suffix for forming agent nouns from verbs. | |
| 2 | A | Zita | ||
| 3 | ani | Chimiririrazita | ||
| 4 | B | Zita | ||
| 5 | ba | Chiito | ||
| 6 | Bh | Zita | ||
| 7 | bwe | Zita | Karanga form of ibwe. | |
| 8 | Ch | Zita | ||
| 9 | d | Zita | ||
| 10 | dh | Zita | ||
| 11 | Dy | Zita | ||
| 12 | dya | Chiito | ||
| 13 | Dɀ | Zita | /d͡z̤ᵝ/ | |
| 14 | E | Zita | ||
| 15 | F | Zita | ||
| 16 | fa | Chiito | ||
| 17 | G | Zita | ||
| 18 | gwa | Zita | Karanga form of igwa. | |
| 19 | H | Zita | ||
| 20 | I | Zita | ||
| 21 | J | Zita | ||
| 22 | K | Zita | ||
| 23 | ka- | Mutsara | Class 12 noun prefix. | |
| 24 | ku- | Mutsara | Class 15 noun prefix. | |
| 25 | L | Zita | ||
| 26 | m | Zita | ||
| 27 | ma- | Mutsara | Class 6 noun prefix. | |
| 28 | maneru | Chishamisi | Used as a greeting in the evening. | |
| 29 | Mh | Zita | ||
| 30 | mi- | Mutsara | Class 4 noun prefix. | |
| 31 | mu- | Mutsara | Class 18 noun prefix. | |
| 32 | mwa | Chiito | Karanga and Manyika form of -nwa. | |
| 33 | mwe | Chirevazita | other, another. | |
| 34 | N | Zita | ||
| 35 | na | Chirevazita | ||
| 36 | ng | Zita | ||
| 37 | nwa | Chiito | ||
| 38 | O | Zita | ||
| 39 | ona | Chiito | to acquire. | |
| 40 | ota | Chiito | to take warmth from a fire. | |
| 41 | P | Zita | ||
| 42 | pa | Chiito | ||
| 43 | pa- | Mutsara | Class 16 noun prefix. | |
| 44 | R | Zita | ||
| 45 | ru- | Mutsara | Class 11 noun prefix. | |
| 46 | rwa | Chiito | ||
| 47 | s | Zita | ||
| 48 | si | Zita | The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for any part… | |
| 49 | Sv | Zita | /s͎/ | |
| 50 | svo | Zita | An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. | |
| 51 | Sw | Zita | ||
| 52 | t | Zita | ||
| 53 | tsv | Zita | /t͡s͎/ | |
| 54 | tu- | Mutsara | Class 13 noun prefix. | |
| 55 | ty | Zita | ||
| 56 | Tȿ | Zita | /t͡s͎/ | |
| 57 | U | Zita | ||
| 58 | u- | Mutsara | Class 14 noun prefix. | |
| 59 | ura | Zita | Initialism of undergraduate research assistant. | |
| 60 | uso | Zita | The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area. | |
| 61 | uto | Zita | ||
| 62 | V | Zita | ||
| 63 | va- | Mutsara | Class 2 noun prefix. | |
| 64 | vh | Zita | /v̤/ | |
| 65 | w | Zita | ||
| 66 | Y | Zita | ||
| 67 | Z | Zita | ||
| 68 | zai | Zita | ||
| 69 | zv | Zita | /z̤ᵝ/ | |
| 70 | ȿ | Zita | /s͎/ | |
| 71 | ɀ | Zita | /z̤ᵝ/ | |
| 72 | Ȿ | Zita | /s͎/ | The capital form of ȿ. |
| 73 | Ɀ | Zita | /z̤ᵝ/ | The capital form of ɀ. |