Gwai Gwai

Sheep

Gumbi Clan2% of Participants
Praise Poem - Gwai
Maita Gwai, Maita mukuruvambwa, Zvaitwa Moyo ndizvo, Vane chuma chisingaverengwi Vakatorerwa umambo naMabvakure, Maita hwai yangu iyi, Ikachema kunofa dangwe, Ukaidya unopera mazino, Maita vana vaMbarure, Maita vana vaChigondo, Zvaitwa mhuri yaNyamhunga, Zvaitwa mhuri yaGora, Maita zvenyu vari Goromonzi, Vari Mharamasimbe, Kuziva zvenyu vari Manyewe, Vari Baramhanya, Tatenda vari Mburwi, Zvaitwa Chuma, Zvaitwa Gono, Zvaitwa Gumbi, Zvaitwa Gwai, Maita vari Mhondoro, Maita Sembe, Chuma-Chitunge, Tinotenda vari kwaMashayamombe, Tinotenda Chinhove changu chichi, Zvaonekwa vari Doworo, Maita mwana waGora, Zvaonekwa Gwai rangu iri, Zvaonekwa Mukuruvambwa.
Cultural Significance

Gwaigwai stands as a symbol of alertness, resilience, and ancestral presence in Shona culture. It belongs to the Gwaig (bushbuck) lineage, linked to caution, survival, and the ability to move through life with care and purpose. Gwaigwai marks a specific branch within this totem and calls its bearers to live with humility, awareness, and a steady sense of responsibility to family, community, and ancestors.

Quick Info

ENGLISH NAME

Sheep

CLAN

Gumbi

PREVALENCE

2% of Participants
Common Regions
Mhondoro
Murehwa
Traditional Titles

MALE TITLES

GoraGumbiMukuruvambwaMukuruwambwa

FEMALE TITLES

MaChuma