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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shona_peopleThe Shona people are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily Zimbabwe (where they form the majority of the population). They have five major clans. The Shona people are divided into tribes in eastern and northern Zimbabwe. Their estimated population is 16.6 million:
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See moreWhen the first Bantu-speaking people arrived in the Zimbabwe plateau, they intermarried with the San bushmen in the area. This is passed down in oral tradition. During the 11th century, the Karanga people formed
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Agriculture
The Shona have traditionally practiced subsistence agriculture. They grew sorghum, beans, African groundnuts, and after the Columbian Exchange, pumpkins; sorghum was also largely replaced by maize after the crop's...
See moreThe dialect groups of Shona developed among dispersed tribes over a long period of time, and further groups of immigrants have contributed to this diversity. Although "standard" Shona is spoken throughout Zimbabwe, dialects help identify a speaker's town or village.
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Traditional clothing were usually animal skins that covered the front and the back, and were called 'mhapa'...
See more• "Arts and Culture in the 'Royal Residence'" (PDF). Journal of Pan African Studies, vol. 12, no. 3, Oct. 2018, pp. 141–149. EBSCOhost 133158724.(registration required)
• McEwen, Frank. "Shona Art Today". African Arts, vol. 5, no. 4, 1972, pp. 8–11....
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Shona is a Bantu language of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It was codified by the colonial government in the 1950s. According to Ethnologue, Shona, comprising the Zezuru, Korekore and Karanga dialects, is spoken by about 7.5 million people. The Manyika dialect of Shona is listed separately by Ethnologue,and is spoken by 1,025,000 people.
The larger group of historically related languages—called Shona languages by linguists—also inc…Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Official language in: Zimbabwe
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Shona. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Shona may refer to: Shona people, a Southern African people. Shona language, a Bantu language spoken …
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- The name Swina is derogatory and is not used at all to refer to the Shona peoples of Zimbabwe. --- Indeed! But the Shona witch doctor is quite sexy, isn´t he? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.128.45.50 (talk) 20:35, 23 April 2008 (UTC) more information about the shona; their history, clans and current tribal groups can be found on this site ...
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