Munin'ina

younger brother or sister

Ukama uhu

Munin'ina mwana wakakutevera pakuberekwa mumhuri. Munin'ina anofanira kuremekedza mukoma wake. Kare kana murume afa, munin'ina wake ndiye aigara nhaka. Vamwe vanoti munun'una.

Mienzaniso

Akasvikowana vanin’ina vake, Tapiwa, Tamuka nehanzvadzi yake, Chandisaita, vose varimo.

Mudetembi ari kuraira munin’ina wake kuti adzikame.

Sekai akagara nemunin’ina wake mazuva maviri.

DiviOwn generation

Anokudana kutiMukoma

KukwazisaMunin'ina or munun'una; vanin'ina or vanun'una for several.

In English

Munin'ina, also written munun'una, is your younger brother or sister.

Munin'ina is a younger sibling, girl or boy, from the same family, and munun'una is a common variant. Your younger siblings call you mukoma in return. Among brothers the younger ones carried a particular duty: when a man died, it was his younger brothers, usually the one next in age, who were expected to inherit his widow and take his place, because they were counted as fathers to his children.

Younger brothers also depended on the eldest for access to the ancestors: a younger brother who needed his ancestors had to gather the family at his eldest brother's hut and ask him to pray. Younger and older siblings are expected to speak to each other respectfully, and the O-Level study pack includes a poem, 'Pora munin'ina', in which the poet counsels a younger sibling to calm down.

Mibvunzo.

What does munin'ina mean in Shona?

Munin'ina means your younger brother or sister. They call you mukoma.

What is the difference between munin'ina and munun'una?

They are two forms of the same word for a younger sibling. Both appear in Shona writing, munin'ina in most of the textbooks and munun'una in others, such as the Ngatidzidzei notes.

Hama dzedivi rimwe chete.

MukomaMukoma means your older brother or sister, and it is also a respectful way to address anyone older than you.SisiSisi means sister: a girl's older sister, or a boy's sister, and it is also a friendly way to address a young woman.HanzvadziHanzvadzi is a brother if you are a girl, or a sister if you are a boy, including the cousins counted as your siblings.

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