Heritage language pack

chiShona

A C2 mastery pack for near-native speakers: proverbs and their wisdom, oratory, idiomatic depth, praise-names, and the unhu/ubuntu worldview that lives inside the language.

C2 · Near-Native Fluency

Proverbs & their wisdom Tsumo nedudziro

TsumoproverbTSOO-moh

Dudzirointerpretation / explanation of meaningdoo-DZEE-roh

Chara chimwe hachitswanyi indaone thumb cannot crush a louse — unity is neededCHAH-rah CHEE-mweh hah-chee-TSWAH-nyee EEN-dah

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