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Tawara

Tawara is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

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Shona ( SHOH-nə; endonym: chiShona [tʃiʃona]) is a Bantu language spoken by the Shona people of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The term is variously used to collectively describe all the Central Shonic varieties (comprising Zezuru, Manyika, Korekore and Karanga or Ndau) or specifically Standard Shona, a variety codified in the mid-20th century. By the broader definition, the language is spoken by over 14 million people.

The larger group of historically related languages—called Shona or Shonic languages by linguists—also includes Ndau (Eastern Shona) and Kalanga (Western Shona). In Guthrie's classification of Bantu languages, zone S.10 designates the Shonic group.

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Words in Tawara

MeaningWordRomanization
personnhu*
nameta*
nosehuno*
tonguelimi*
watervura*
fireoto*
stonebwe*
dogmbwa*
Iini*
youimi*
drinkmwa*
seewona*
hearnzwa*
pathzira*
fullzara*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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