CEFR Level
B2
Shona — Upper Intermediate Vocabulary
83 words
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | amburera | Noun | ||
| 2 | bhadhara | Verb | ||
| 3 | bhaiskopu | Noun | film, movie. | |
| 4 | bhatanisi | Noun | ||
| 5 | bhodhoro | Noun | ||
| 6 | bhodyera | Noun | ||
| 7 | bhurugwa | Noun | ||
| 8 | bhurukwa | Noun | pants, trousers. | |
| 9 | bhurukwe | Noun | ||
| 10 | chamboko | Noun | ||
| 11 | chibhokisi | Noun | ||
| 12 | chiBhunu | Noun | Afrikaans. | |
| 13 | chidhakwa | Noun | drunk, drunkard. | |
| 14 | chidhina | Noun | ||
| 15 | chikwereti | Noun | debt, loan. | |
| 16 | chimurenga | Noun | rebellion, revolution; (in particular) a war fought against European colonists. | |
| 17 | chinanazi | Noun | synonym of nanazi: pineapple. | |
| 18 | chiNgezi | Noun | English (language). | |
| 19 | chinguva | Noun | ||
| 20 | chipanji | Noun | ||
| 21 | chipatara | Noun | Equivalent to 'hospital': A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or i… | |
| 22 | chipfuva | Noun | chest (body part). | |
| 23 | chipikiri | Noun | nail (metal spike). | |
| 24 | chiponji | Noun | sponge (animal or cleaning tool). | |
| 25 | chirebvu | Noun | ||
| 26 | chiRungu | Noun | a European language; (in particular) English. | |
| 27 | chishambo | Noun | sponge (animal and cleaning tool). | |
| 28 | chiShona | Noun | Equivalent to 'Shona': A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. | |
| 29 | chitokisi | Noun | prison cell. | |
| 30 | dhiraivha | Noun | ||
| 31 | dhongana | Noun | donkey foal. | |
| 32 | dhorobha | Noun | ||
| 33 | dondodza | Verb | to walk using a stick. | |
| 34 | fafitera | Noun | ||
| 35 | gamanyuchi | Noun | ||
| 36 | garikuni | Noun | ||
| 37 | gonoriya | Noun | Equivalent to 'gonorrhea': A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the… | |
| 38 | gwaimani | Noun | trek ox (ox used for hauling). | |
| 39 | horomori | Noun | ||
| 40 | hosipitari | Noun | ||
| 41 | imbwanana | Noun | ||
| 42 | kandyera | Noun | ||
| 43 | kunyenga | Verb | infinitive of -nyenga. | |
| 44 | kuverenga | Verb | infinitive of -verenga. | |
| 45 | mbatatisi | Noun | ||
| 46 | mbudzana | Noun | kid (young goat). | |
| 47 | mbwanana | Noun | Karanga form of imbwanana. | |
| 48 | mhondoro | Noun | ||
| 49 | mivhakacho | Noun | ||
| 50 | motokari | Noun | Equivalent to 'car': A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steer… | |
| 51 | muchairi | Noun | ||
| 52 | mudzidzi | Noun | ||
| 53 | mufarinya | Noun | cassava, manioc. | |
| 54 | muhedheni | Noun | ||
| 55 | mukomana | Noun | ||
| 56 | muManyika | Noun | A member of the Manyika people. | |
| 57 | mumhungu | Noun | round-leaved bloodwood (Pterocarpus rotundifolius). | |
| 58 | muPutukezi | Noun | Portuguese person. | |
| 59 | mushonga | Noun | ||
| 60 | musikana | Noun | ||
| 61 | mutengeni | Noun | sourplum (type of tree found in South East Africa) (Ximenia afra). | |
| 62 | mutsvanzva | Noun | sourplum (a type of tree found in South East Africa) (Ximenia afra). | |
| 63 | mutyairi | Noun | ||
| 64 | muverengi | Noun | ||
| 65 | muvhakachi | Noun | ||
| 66 | muvhakacho | Noun | ||
| 67 | muwayawaya | Noun | round-leaved bloodwood (Pterocarpus rotundifolius). | |
| 68 | muZezuru | Noun | A member of the Zezuru people. | |
| 69 | muzukuru | Noun | grandchild. | |
| 70 | muzukuru chibvi | Noun | ||
| 71 | muzvcazi | Noun | Galaxy (possible use in Standard Shona). | |
| 72 | ngurwana | Noun | ||
| 73 | nhoroondo | Noun | ||
| 74 | nyenyedzi | Noun | ||
| 75 | nyeredzi | Noun | Karanga and Manyika form of nyenyedzi. | |
| 76 | pfumbamwe | Adjective | ||
| 77 | runyararo | Noun | Equivalent to 'peace': A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. | |
| 78 | sumburera | Noun | ||
| 79 | tsvigiri | Noun | ||
| 80 | varavanda | Verb | to keep oneself hidden. | |
| 81 | vasikana | Noun | ||
| 82 | vaverengi | Noun | ||
| 83 | vazukuru | Noun |