| amai |
mother |
| baba |
father |
| Chimurenga |
a Shona word roughly meaning “revolutionary struggle.” Chimurenga songs were songs sung during the war of liberation in Zimbabwe. |
| CIO |
Central Intelligence Organisation in Zimbabwe |
| ganja |
slang for marijuana, which comes from the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine |
| Ghuma-ghuma |
criminal gang that preys on refugees |
| girazi |
miners’ slang for pure diamond stone |
| gwejana |
miners’ slang for child miners |
| madala |
old man, elder |
| magogo/gogo |
affectionate term for grandmother |
| MDC |
Movement for Democratic Change, opposition party in Zimbabwe |
| muti |
a term for traditional medicine, usually homeopathic, in southern Africa |
| Mxit |
a free instant messaging application in southern Africa that runs on multiple mobile and computing platforms |
| ngoda |
miners’ slang for small, industrial diamonds |
| sadza |
mush made from meal produced by grinding corn |
| sangoma |
traditional healer and respected elder |
| shavi |
ancestral spirit |