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All borrowed from 14 derived from 5 Harare The capital city of Zimbabwe; formerly, Salisbury. gomo kopje, small hill mbira A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the Shona of southern Africa; any type of plucked lamellophone of the same type as the Shona instrument. nyanza A lake (in Africa). Tendai A Mahayana Buddhist tradition with esoteric elements, officially established in Japan in 806 by the monk Saichō. chimurenga A genre of Zimbabwean popular music, originally focusing on revolutionary themes. bundu A wilderness region, away from cities. Gukurahundi A series of mass killings and genocide in Zimbabwe from 1983 until the Unity Accord in 1987. makoronyera middlemen who buy produce from farmers and mark up the price, generally drastically, for resale mapudzi bottle gourd pungwe An all-night political vigil or rally. sadza Synonym of nshima (“maize porridge”). upeygan A borele or two-horned black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).