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    This document provides an overview of the noun classes and pronoun system as well as the verbal system in the Shona language. It lists the prefixes for singular and plural nouns and pronouns for each class. It then outlines the present, present negative, progressive, progressive negative, imperative, and imperative negative tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate conjugations for the verb "to eat" and the auxiliary verbs "to be" and "to have". The source is listed as a beginner's Shona language textbook.

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    Shona 1

    Noun classes and pronouns

    N pref. Scd Ocd Poss Abs.


    1 sg ndi ini
    2 sg u iwe
    1 pl ti isu
    2 pl mu imi

    cl. 1 mu a iye
    cl. 2 va va ivo
    cl. 3
    cl. 4
    cl. 5
    cl. 6
    cl. 7
    cl. 8
    cl. 9
    cl. 10
    cl. 11
    cl. 12
    cl. 13
    cl. 14
    cl. 15
    cl. 16
    cl. 17

    Verbal system
    Tense
    Present: SCd no VB a ndinodya I eat
    Present, neg. ha SCd VB i handidyi I dont eat

    Progressive: SCd ri INF (ku-VB-a) ndiri kudya I am eating


    Progr., neg. ha SCd si INF handisi kudya I am not eating

    Imperative: VB a, monosyllabic: i VB a famba! walk!; idya eat!


    pl. VB a i, monosyllabic: i VB a i fambai! walk (pl.)!; idayi eat (pl.) !
    Imper., neg. SCd sa VB e usafambe! dont walk!
    musafambe! dont walk (pl.)!

    to be kuri
    Present: SCd ri ndiri mudzidzisi I am a teacher
    Present, neg. ha SCd si hatisi vadzidzi we are not students

    to have kune
    Present: SCd ne ndine nzara I am hungry
    Present, neg. ha- SCd- na handina nzara I am not hungry

    Source: Mawadza, A. 2003. Beginners Shona (ChiShona). New York.

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