Karanga

The Karanga language was said by ancient Portuguese missionaries to be the language of the Munhumutapa's court. One of them wrote that the Karanga spoke with the ends of their tongues, as opposed to the more guttural sounds of the Arabic dialects. Today Karanga is the indegenous language spoken by more Zimbabweans than any other dialect of the Shona speaking people. It is spoken mainly in the central and southern districts of the country in what is now Masvingo and Midlands provinces. When the Portuguese first heard it and now, the people speak using a lot of proverbs and similitudes. It is easily distinguished from other Shona dialects by its vigorous applicattion of the hard g where others use the soft r. For example. Kugwa (fighting) instead of kurwa in the other dialects. Here is a sample of Karanga.

Related Topics:
Portuguese - Missionaries - Munhumutapa's - Arabic - Zimbabweans - Shona - Masvingo - Midlands provinces - Proverbs - Similitudes

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Gwendo gwangu guya gwarumwa negugwe. (my journey has been bitten by a ground cricket) In other words, I failed to undertake my journey for some reason.

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