Today we are talking about hukama paChiShona – family relationships in Shona culture.
Today we start an exploration from ancestors right down to the last born in a house. It will be in this order:
🎀 Madzitateguru – ancestors
🎀 Great grandfather
🎀 Great grandmother
🎀 Grandfather
🎀 Grandmother
🎀 Father
🎀 Mother
We will then explore the different names given to the wives in a polygamous household. As you will be aware the practice of polygamy was widespread in Zimbabwe. It is still practised in some places.
So the names of the wives are different in each of these households as well as how the different children relate to them.
We also explain the hierarchy in these households.
We then go back to exploring monogamous families and the Shona names for these parents.
Then we explore the Shona names for
🎀first born child
🎀second born child
🎀third born child
🎀last born child
We hope you enjoy this exploration into Shona culture. Please feel free to ask any questions in the comments section below and any discussions.
Hukama paChiShona Part 2: Kubva pa madzitateguru kusvika pa gotwe
We hope you enjoy this exploration into Shona culture. Please feel free to ask any questions in the comments section below.
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