Moyo Wakapiwa

Heart

Moyo Clan10% of Participants
Praise Poem - Wakapiwa
Maita Wakapiwa, Maita veGuruuswa, Chirandu, Hekani Moyo yangu yiyi, Kuziva zvenyu varikuMatsvitsi, Vari Tanganyika, Mutakurwa, Bvumavaranda, vauya veMhani, Hekani Moyo, wakapiwa, Mwana waMukwengapasi naMunyepi, Vaera Moyo, vanosweroteverwa navakadzi, Moyo Wakapiwa pasi rose. Maita variZangaome, variMahumwi, Hekani Mbuya, Ziriwosehwa. Maita vari Garara, Matandare. Tatenda vari Daranjiva vana vaMupfumbwa. Hekani Moyo, vari Mahusekwa. Maita vari Chikwizu neChikura, Zvaonekwa vari Jeranondo, Chipfuwamiti, vakadzi vachiuya vega, Gwezvavanhu vari kuna Mucheranegombe. Maita vari Wona, totenda vari Diktitra, Mwana waZiriwosehwa, hekani Nhandare. Maita vari uRozvi, vakabva Guruuswa, VaMunayisivemvura, Vanotocherwa pasi kuti uvawane.
Cultural Significance

Moyo wakapiwa is a Shona clan identity linked to the heart (moyo), symbolizing life, love, and inner strength. It marks a lineage seen as caring, spiritually grounded, and closely connected to ancestors, and it fosters unity, pride, and belonging through shared praise poetry, customs, and respect for the heart as the center of life.

Quick Info

ENGLISH NAME

Heart

CLAN

Moyo

PREVALENCE

10% of Participants
Common Regions
Masvingo
Murehwa
Rusape
Gutu
Bikita
Chipinge
Masvingo
Traditional Titles

MALE TITLES

Chirandu

FEMALE TITLES

MaMoyoMaMoyoVapamoyo