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Shona (chiShona). Shona is a member of the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken by about nine million people mainly in Zimbabwe, where more than 80% of the population are Shona speakers. A standard written form of Shona was codified during the early 20th century and the first novel in Shona, Feso by Solomon Mutswairo, was published in 1957. Shona is taught in schools, though isn't used as a medium of instruction. Similar Names. Shona is alike in pronunciation to Chana, China, Chyna ▼ , Shaena, Shaina ▼ , Shana ▼ , Shanae ▼ , Shanah, Shanay, Shanea, Shani, Shania ▼ , Shanna ▼ , Shauna ▼ , Shawna ▼ , Shayna ▼ , Sheena ▼ , Sheina, Shena, Shiona, Shonna and Tiona. Shona is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2304 out of 4276, Top 54%) but a rare surname for all people. [ 2 syll. (s)ho-na, sh-ona ] The baby girl name Shona is pronounced-SH OW Naa- †. Shona is of Hebrew and Sanskrit origin. It is used mainly in the Irish, Scottish, English, Gaelic, Hebrew, and Indian languages. From Sanskrit roots, its meaning is 'red' - in this context, Shona can be used in the Gaelic, Hebrew, and Indian languages. In addition, Shona is a variant form of the English Jane in the Irish and Scottish languages. Shona is also a variant form of the English Joan in the Irish language. Shona is also a variant form of the English and Irish Sheena in the English language I want to know how to say Nollaig Shona Dhuit. (I'm not sure how to pronounce it.)   Answer:   The Irish for Merry Christmas (to you). To an American it would sound … something like   nnull-ig hun-a gh(u)it   The gh is a gutteral g as in Spanish agua followed by a short u gliding into a short i. Learn the proper way to say and pronounce the name Gymnophobia in English. Pronounce and say English words correctly in the Runforthecube voice. English and American pronunciation. Buy the music and follow on social media: ITUNES: http://goo.gl/pmG4uF. GOOGLE PLAY: http://goo.gl/tK7KWK. SPOTIFY: http://goo.gl/vi9W76.  [ syll. (s)ho-nag(h) , sh-ona-gh ] The baby girl name Shonagh is pronounced as-SH AA NN- †. Shonagh's language of origin is Sanskrit. Shonagh is a variant form of the Irish, Scottish, English, Gaelic, Hebrew, and Indian Shona. Shonagh is an uncommon baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names Shona /ˈʃoʊnə/ , or chiShona, is a Bantu language, native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, Manyika and Korekore, sometimes also Ndau. Shona is used to refer to a standardised language based on the central dialects of the Shona region. Shona languages form a dialect continuum from the Kalahari desert in the west to the Indian ocean in the east and the Limpopo river in the south and the Zambezi in the north. Additional Information: We named our daughter Shonagh, pronounced with a long o, because we wanted a given name which reflected our shared Irish heritage. My husband had taught a student whose name was pronounced the same way at our local university. Send us corrections. In the News: Pinky Thakkar (silent h), an engineer from Mumbai, started the Web site www.pronouncenames.com after she moved to San Jose, Calif., and mispronounced the J in San Jose, not giving it the H sound used in Spanish words ...
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