Leopard in Shona name
In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), “mbada” means leopard. A leopard is a big cat. It has spots on its fur. Leopards live in Africa and Asia. They are meat eaters. They sneak up on other animals to catch them. Leopards are known for being fast and robust.
Example sentences for mbada
- Mbada ine mavanga matema paganda rayo. (The leopard has black spots on its skin.)
- Mbada imhuka inodya nyama. (The leopard is a meat-eating animal.)
- Mbada inonyahwaira kuti ibate mhuka. (The leopard sneaks up to catch animals.)
- Mbada iri kutsvaga chikafu. (The leopard is looking for food.)
- Mbada inokwira miti. (The leopard climbs trees.)
- Mbada hono yakanga yakakura kwazvo. (That male leopard was very big.)
- Mbada yainge yakarara pamusoro pebwe, ichizorora mushure mekudya. (The leopard was lying on a rock, resting after eating.)
- Mumwe murume akakuvara zvakanyanya paakarwiswa nembada. (A man was badly injured when a leopard attacked him.)
