Sleng'i ye Chishona

Udorongodzwa hwe Sleng'i kana slang ye Chishona:

B

• Bhanya - kureva kuva Bho, mushe, nani (fine; okay)
• Bvupfuwe - kureva kuwanda, ruzhinji rwezvinhu, kuva hobho (plentiful; abundance)
• Bvoda - kureva kuti sadza iri ishoko rakabva parimwe shoko re Chishona rekuti bvuwa.

Akabva kumwe

• Bhabhidho - zvinoreva kuti bhabarasi (hangover)rakabva kuChindevele pashoko rokuti babalasi.
• Bhizi - kureva kupinda munhamo iri rakabva kuChingezi pashoko rokuti busy.
• Bhoziwere - kureva mupfumi; munhu akapfuma rakabva kuChingezi futi, pashoko rokuti both well.

Ch

• Chabvondoka - kureva zvinhu hazvina kufamba mushe, kana kuenda sazvangazvichidiwa (zvikuenda haywire)
• Chidhuura - kureva chinhu chifongkong (fake; not original)

Akabva kumwe

• Chakala - kureva kuti zvinhu zvisina kumira mushe, rakabva kuChingezi pashoko rokuti colour.
• Chidhenja - iri ishoko rinoshandiswa kuvanhukadzi nevanhurume, rinobva pashoko rokuti danger reChingezi.
• Clobha - kureva mbatya, hembe iri rinobva paChingezi zve, pashoko rinoreva kuti clothes.

D

• Dinga - kureva munhu ari (foolish, backward person), musasanganisa shoko iri nerekuti kudinga.
• Duzumani - (foolish, gullible person)
• Dzimeti - kureva mukadzi, mudzimai kubva pashoko reChishona rokuti mudzimai.

Akabva kumwe

• Dheni - imba; pamba rinobva pashoko reChingezi rekuti den.
• Dhiri - hurongwa hwakaipa kubva paChingezi deal.

G

• Garinya - kureva musikana asina hunhu kana tsika (girl of loose morals)
• Getekete - kureva hambautare hombe so (big, dilapilated vehicle)
• Gevha - kureva mbavha, tsotsi (conman, trickster)
• Giringo - kureva munhu ari (carefree; comic figure)
• Gombototo - kureva madharaki anopindisa munjodzi, kana mbanje (marijuana; dangerous drug)
• Gwazhi - kureva chikoro
• Gweja - kureva (male illegal gold planner)
• Gulezi - kureva kuti mukadzi wamukoma, kureva maiguru.

Akabva kumwe

• Gasi - kureva doro/hwahwa rinobva paChingezi - gas.
• Gogasi - kureva kuti ambuya kana gogo - kubva paChinguni.
• Gungeti - kureva kuti gumbeze kana jira, kubva paChingezi - blanket.

H

• Hwaga - kureva hure asi iri ishoko risiri ofensivhi (offensive)

Akabva kumwe

• Hon'asi - kureva kuti kuva ne zhara/nzara, rinobva kuChingezi pazwi rokuti hunger.

I

• Ikete - kureva zviri bho uye zvakanaka (it's ok; fine)

J

• Jambanja - kureva (violence), tarisai futi vhayorenzi
• Jembi - kureva (heavy meal)
• Jahwi -

Akabva kumwe

• Jagwa - musasanginisa ne Jhagwa mhuka, shoko iri rinoshandiswa kureva hambautare, rinobva paChingezi - jaguar.

K

• Kubheka - kureva kuona, kusvikirwa neruzivo (to realise)
• Kubvonga - kugadzira zvokudya / chikafu chokudya
• Kudhunduza - kureva kubondana (to have sex)
• Kudhunya - kureva kutsamwa (to be mad)
• Kuherereka - kureva kuitika
• Kujika - kureva kuramba, kusabvuma, (to refuse; to deny)
• Kujingirisa - kureva kuzama muupenyu, kubata bata kuti zvinhu zvanake, kushandira upenyu hwako (to try make ends meet)
• Kukenerana - kureva kushamwaridzana kwevanhu vaviri kana kuwirirana.
• Kuketa - kureva kugona kuChikoro, kana (to realise)
• Kukwapaidza - kureva kurova kana kukunda, kugwisana (to beat up; to defeat)
• Kumanga - kureva kunyengana asi shoko iri ravakushandiswa nekuti iko kuti "kunyengana" zvinoreva kuti kubondana kumimwe mitauro ye Chishona. Kumanga ravakuturukirwa kuti (to propose love).
• Kushamula - kureva kusiya, kuenda, kubvapo uchienda (to leave; to go)
• Kutsvobida - kureva kufara (to be exciting)
• Kuvha - kureva (drink), izvi ndiko kuti kunwa here kana chinwiwa?
• Anowaridza (v. has great skill).

Akabva kumwe

• Kahwani - tarisai futi mahwani, shoko iri rinoshandiswa kureva zvinhu zvirinyore kana zvinhu zvakaoma. Shoko iri rinobva kuChingezi pashoko rokuti one.
• Kubhaiza - kureva kuti kuresva (make an error), rinobva pachingezi - bias.
• Kubhaudha - kureva kubondana, kuita zvepabonde rinobva paChingezi - bolt.
• Kubhiga - kureva kuremekedza munhu, rinobva pazwi rokuti big paChingezi.
• Kuchila - kureva kuzorora kana kunyorara rinobva pa chill, shoko reChingezi.
• Kufaya - kureva kunakidza rinobva pashoko rekuti fire reChingezi.
• Kufizuka -

M

• Machonyonyo - kureva kumusha-musha, (very remote area)
• Magombiro - kureva vanoba, mbavha (robbers)
• Mandimbandimba - kureva (strongly built extortionists)
• Mashangurapata - kureva (nonsense; gibberish)
• Mazitye - kureva zvipfeko zvokupihwa nemumwe uye dzakambopfekwa (second hand clothes).
• Mbaa - kureva (powerful charms)
• Monya - kureva (heavily built, man)
• Mukorokoza - kureva (illegal gold panner)
• Mungonjo - kureva mupurisa (police officer)

Akabva kumwe

• Musaladhi, Musalhalha - kureva vanhu vanogara kudzimba dzakanaka, rinobva kuChingezi - salad(s).

N

• Ngezha - kureva murume akapfuma

V

• Vhuzhi - kureva (sleek motor vehicle)

W

• Wanga - kureva (poor; clueless man)

Mamwe mapeji ekutarisa

• Sleng'i - kureva kuti slang, ririkupereterwa sezvoitwa nyong'o.

Mabviro eruzivo

1. Rugare Mareva, (Chikungururu-Nyamavhuvhu, 2014) "The Art of neologism and borrowing: Some recent additions to the Shona slang lexicon." G.J.I.S.S.,Vol.3(4):179-183, ISSN: 2319-8834.
2. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA03790622_614
3. https://mapanzure.wordpress.com/2018/03/03/the-karanga-words-borrowed-from-afrikaans/