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Nthadzwa ya Afrika

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Nthadzwa ya Afrika

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Nhlamuselo

Nthadzwa ya Afrika I rimitsu leri khandziyaka rova na matluka mo hatima mo olova, na tiyinhla to sohana leti tsondzelaka eka nhova yale ku suhi, leswi yi kotisaka ku tirhisa swimilana swin’wana tanihi nseketelo. Ximilana xi kula eka thubu yale hansi ka misava, leyi kotaka ku hanya hambikuri nguva yo oma. Nsinya lowu khokhovelaku, hambiswiritano, wa fa endzhaku ko veleka mihandzu. Swiluva swina tipetali to fana na malangavi na tistmeni leti hangalakeke.

Tipetali ti omelela emindzelekanyeni naswona ti songelana endzhaku ti vumba swiluva swo fana na swihlengele swa rhandzavula. Muhlovo wa swiluva wu nave ku suka eka xitshopananyana rihlaza kuya eka tshwuka wo vevuka na mindzelekanyo ya xitshopana. Nthadzwa yi kulak u fika ku leha ka 1 m.

Vutshamo

Nthadzwa yi pavalala ehenhla ka maribye kumbe nhova yo koma. Yi tsakela ti savvana na swimudyana. Yi mila en’walungwini nale vuxeni bya vufikelo bya Afrika-Dzonga no nghena Zimbabwe nale n’walungu Africa.

Tinotsi tale Rivaleni

Nthadzwa I xiluva xa rixaka xa Zimbabwe naswona brooch ya dayimani ya xivumbeko xa nthadzwa yi nyikiwile eka xidlodlo xa nganakazi [sweswi anga Hosikazi] Elizabeth hinkarhi wa riendzo ra yena rale Rhodesia hi 1947.

Nthadzwa yi vuriwa kuva yiri muhlaseli wa nghozi eka swiphemu swa eAustralia laha yi nga hangalaka yi nga laviwi. Ximilana xina swihlawulekisi swa chefu naswona xina xiave eka mafu mo tala ma swifuwuwa.