Category:Shona terms by usage

Shona terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Shona formal terms: Shona terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
• Category:Shona informal terms: Shona terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Shona obsolete terms: Shona terms that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Shona slang: Shona colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Shona vulgarities: Shona terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.