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
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- zimboriginal.com (read 2026-08-12)
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