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Glossary Abafundisi preacher or clergy (IsiNdebele) Abathakathi witches (IsiNdebele) Amai mother (ChiShona) Ambuya grandmother (ChiShona) Baba father (ChiShona) Bira overnight outdoor ceremony to appease ancestral spirits (ChiShona) Chimurenga fight or struggle (ChiShona) Chiswina/swina VaShona people (IsiNdebele) Hosho musical instrument akin to maracas (ChiShona) Imikhobo ghost (IsiNdebele) Induna chief or subchief (IsiNdebele) Ishe chief or subchief (ChiShona) Kuperekedzwa to accompany the bride to new in-laws (ChiShona) kurova guva ceremony to settle the deceased spirit (ChiShona) Mbira thumb piano (ChiShona) Mhondoro Lion spirit (ChiShona) Midzimu/vadzimu/mudzimu ancestor spirits (ChiShona) Miriwo Leafy greens, vegetables (ChiShona) Mukoma older sibling of the same gender as speaker/writer (ChiShona) Mukuwasha groom, son-in-law (ChiShona) Munyai intermediary in a marriage negotiation (ChiShona) Musha ancestral homeland (ChiShona) MuShona Shona person (ChiShona and VaShona) Musikavanhu creator of beings (ChiShona) 312 | glossary Musiki creator (ChiShona) Mwari God (ChiShona) mwea wepasi spirit of the land (ChiShona) N’ganga traditional healer (ChiShona) Ngozi evil spirit (ChiShona) Roora bride price (ChiShona) Rutsambo cash gift given to father of potential bride (ChiShona) Sadza cornmeal-based staple (ChiShona, IsiNdebele) Sekuru grandfather (ChiShona) Shave spirit that possesses spirit mediums (ChiShona) Svikiro trance state, spirit medium (ChiShona) Tezvara/Vadzitezvara male in-law (ChiShona) Unhu human qualities or cultural values, akin to ubuntu in IsiXhosa (ChiShona) Usavi relish or stew eaten with sadza (ChiShona, IsiNdebele) Vafundisi preachers or clergy (ChiShona) Vakuru elders (ChiShona) Vhuramuromo payment to initiate marriage negotiation (ChiShona) Yave God (ChiShona; recognized by the Catholic Church) ...

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