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Wozekhaya

Mutupo · chiShona

Dziva

  • PeoplevaShona
  • Totem Water

Recorded Praise Names

These are praise names, not a full recitation.

MusaigwaMuyambo

Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.

About This Record

What Was Written Down

A water totem. The English gloss diverges by source and is recorded, not chosen.

Families Tell This Differently

Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.

The sources diverge

  • crocodile / fish / eagle (ZIMBORIGINAL)
  • hippo (BEINGAFRICAN, as Dzivo/Dziva)

The sources gloss the totem animal differently. The entry says 'water' because that is what the sources agree the totem concerns; a first-language reader settles the animal.

Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • zimboriginal.com (read 2026-08-12)

Recorded Alongside

  • Gwai Also recorded among the vaShona.
  • Mbeva Also recorded among the vaShona.
  • Moyo Also recorded among the vaShona.
  • Nzou Also recorded among the vaShona.
  • Shava Also recorded among the vaShona.
  • Shumba Also recorded among the vaShona.

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