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Shangaan in a sentence

Shangaan meaning

  1. An African tribe or clan or nation.
  2. The language of the Shangaan.

Using Shangaan

  • The main meaning on this page is: An African tribe or clan or nation. | The language of the Shangaan.
  • In the example corpus, shangaan often appears in combinations such as: the shangaan, shangaan tsonga.

Context around Shangaan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

tsonga 2× people 1×

Sentence patterns with Shangaan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the shangaan tsonga dominate 1× and the shangaan tsonga dominated 1× and the shangaan under the 1× of the shangaan people who 1× though being shangaan is a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chief among these 1× engage with the 1× nothing cute nor 1× the estimated four 1× the sena and 1×

Common sentence endings:

home for centuries 1× in southern mozambique 1× in the south 1× is a curse 1× the redoubtable shoshangane 1×

Words around Shangaan

Just before it in the word index:

shanga 4 shang 142 shanes 4 shaner 10 shanelle 5 shanel 3

Just after it in the word index:

shangai 2 shangani 5 shangchuan 2 shangdi 6 shange 9 shangela 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Shangaan

  • In this selection, "shangaan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tsonga and people stand out and add context to how "shangaan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the shangaan tsonga dominate and and the shangaan tsonga dominated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shangaan" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shangaan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Chief among these was the Matebele, under Mzilkhazi and the Shangaan, under the redoubtable Shoshangane. (15 words)

Engage with the vibrant culture and traditions of the Shangaan people, who have called this region home for centuries. (19 words)

The Sena and Shona (mostly Ndau ) were prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the Shangaan (Tsonga) dominated in the south. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The estimated four million Macua are the dominant group in the northern part of the country; the Sena and Shona (mostly Ndau ) are prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the Shangaan (Tsonga) dominate in southern Mozambique. (36 words)

Nothing cute nor funny about othering other South Africans,” while Floyd Nkuna said: “He Kulani, in that video it seemed as though being ‘shangaan’ is a curse. (27 words)

The Sena and Shona (mostly Ndau ) were prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the Shangaan (Tsonga) dominated in the south. (20 words)

Example sentences (5)

Engage with the vibrant culture and traditions of the Shangaan people, who have called this region home for centuries.

Nothing cute nor funny about othering other South Africans,” while Floyd Nkuna said: “He Kulani, in that video it seemed as though being ‘shangaan’ is a curse.

Chief among these was the Matebele, under Mzilkhazi and the Shangaan, under the redoubtable Shoshangane.

The estimated four million Macua are the dominant group in the northern part of the country; the Sena and Shona (mostly Ndau ) are prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the Shangaan (Tsonga) dominate in southern Mozambique.

The Sena and Shona (mostly Ndau ) were prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the Shangaan (Tsonga) dominated in the south.

Common combinations with shangaan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shangaan" in a sentence?
An example: "Engage with the vibrant culture and traditions of the Shangaan people, who have called this region home for centuries." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "shangaan" from authentic English texts.
What does "shangaan" mean?
Shangaan means: An African tribe or clan or nation.
How many example sentences with "shangaan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "shangaan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.