1.2K views · 56 reactions | Shona people came from? Part 2 Dance is part of shona culture Jerusarema Dance is one of the most well know Shona dance #Zimbabwe #Africa | Nutsy Guatey | Facebook

In almost every Bantu language, the word to come comes from the same ancient root: *-ja. Over time, as the Bantu people spread across the continent, that little word travelled too — changing just slightly, but keeping the same meaning.#zimbabwe #learnshona #zim | Learn Shona

He is correct. Shona is a colonial construction that was formalised in 1931 by South African linguist, Dr Clement Doke, who was hired by the Rhodesian government to create a common language for the black population outside of the Ndebele-speaking communities. It is an insult to be called Shona, and those who do so deserve to be called out. The term was never indigenous; it was imposed by colonial administrators to lump together diverse groups for easier control. We are Manyika, Zezuru, Korekore,