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Monday, 22 March 2010 04:09

We received this in an email titled "Why We Don't Succeed" last week and found it quite hilarious. Are Zimbabweans really so bad that we think someone who is intelligent "akangwarisa" or that an extrovert is someone "akavhengedzera?" or even that someone who is free spirited is a "nzenza?" Hameno. Read on for more wild and whacky "Shona perceptions"...

	English Perception	"Shona Perception"
1.	He is intelligent	Kakangwarisa
2.	He is an extrovert	Kakavhengedzera
3.	He is strong	Ibhinya chairo
4.	He is an introvert	Rakazungaira
5.	They are kind	Vanedzvene
6.	She is a slow learner	Idofo
7.	He loves his wife very much	Akadyiswa
8.	She is a traditional woman	Nderekumaruzevha
9.	He is very enterprising	Imbavha
10.	She is free spirited	Kanzenza
11.	He is humble	Irombe
12.	They are gifted	Varoyi
13.	He is a good farmer	Ane zvikwambo or divisi
14.	He is reserved	Itsotsi
15.	He is principled	Akaoma musoro
16.	He is meek	Akakotsira
17.	He is participative	Anoda kuonererwa
18.	He is ever alert	Kane dzungu

Manje so? Tingabudirira sei?

- Source: Chain email

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clever girls

|2010-03-22 15:37:27

lmao , that is tru for real. remember was wen i'm in zim ppl always tell me kuti
ndakangwarisa and ndakaoma musoro... then the next phrase will be 'hameno kuti
pachaitwei kana akura' lol

ROBY JUNIOUR WACHO

|2010-03-22 16:29:21

tru dat... we zimbo's are always the 1st to judge other ppl to the point where
every good quality in someone is taken as they worse weakness...

on the
bright note makambonzwa chembere dzichitaura the shona perception - very damn
funny, mduya vangu vanobva vati,

'uyu wemusoro mukuru sa baba ane dzungu
risingaite lol

Lenny

|2010-03-23 01:31:28

LMAO! How true.

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