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	* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Shona Pan African Localization] report on Shona		* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Shona Pan African Localization] report on Shona
	* [http://www.lyrikline.org/index.php?id=60&L=1&author=cc00&cHash=efa2be756d Example of Shona], [[Lyrikline.org]] page on poet [[Chirikure Chirikure]], with audio and translations into English.		* [http://www.lyrikline.org/index.php?id=60&L=1&author=cc00&cHash=efa2be756d Example of Shona], [[Lyrikline.org]] page on poet [[Chirikure Chirikure]], with audio and translations into English.
	*[http://www.fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Shona Basic Shona language course (book + audio files)] USA Foreign Service Institute (FSI)		* [http://www.fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Shona Basic Shona language course (book + audio files)] USA Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
	*[http://vashona.com/shona-dictionary/ Shona Dictionary] VaShona Dictionary		* [http://vashona.com/shona-dictionary/ Shona Dictionary] VaShona Dictionary
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shona_language Wikipedia Article on the Shona language]

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	~~==External Links==~~

	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shona_language Wikipedia Article on the Shona language]

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	* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sna Ethnologue report on Shona]		* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sna Ethnologue report on Shona]
	* ~~{{Cite web\|url=~~http://www.bulawayo1872.com/history/shona.htm~~\|title=~~The History of the Shona People }}		* [http://www.bulawayo1872.com/history/shona.htm The History of the Shona People]
	* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Shona Pan African Localization] report on Shona		* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Shona Pan African Localization] report on Shona
	* [http://www.lyrikline.org/index.php?id=60&L=1&author=cc00&cHash=efa2be756d Example of Shona], [[Lyrikline.org]] page on poet [[Chirikure Chirikure]], with audio and translations into English.		* [http://www.lyrikline.org/index.php?id=60&L=1&author=cc00&cHash=efa2be756d Example of Shona], [[Lyrikline.org]] page on poet [[Chirikure Chirikure]], with audio and translations into English.

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	==External links==		==External links==
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	* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sna Ethnologue report on Shona]		* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sna Ethnologue report on Shona]
	* {{Cite web\|url=http://www.bulawayo1872.com/history/shona.htm\|title=The History of the Shona People }}		* {{Cite web\|url=http://www.bulawayo1872.com/history/shona.htm\|title=The History of the Shona People }}

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	'''Shona''' (or chiShona) is a [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]], native to the [[Shona people]] of [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Zambia]]; the term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, [[Manyika]], [[Ndau]] and [[Korekore]]. (Some researchers include [[Kalanga language\|Kalanga]]: others recognise Kalanga as a distinct language in its own right.) Shona is a principal language of Zimbabwe, along with [[Northern Ndebele language\|Ndebele]] and the official business language, [[English language\|English]]. Shona is spoken by a large percentage of the people in [[Zimbabwe]]. Other countries that host Shona language speakers are [[Zambia]] and [[Botswana]] and [[Mozambique]].		'''Shona''' (or chiShona) is a [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]], native to the [[Shona people]] of [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Zambia]]; the term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, [[Manyika]], [[Ndau]] and [[Korekore]]. (Some researchers include [[Kalanga language\|Kalanga]]: others recognise Kalanga as a distinct language in its own right.) Shona is a principal language of Zimbabwe, along with [[Northern Ndebele language\|Ndebele]] and the official business language, [[English language\|English]]. Shona is spoken by a large percentage of the people in [[Zimbabwe]]. Other countries that host Shona language speakers are [[Zambia]] and [[Botswana]] and [[Mozambique]].

	Shona is the [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]] most widely spoken as a native language. According to Ethnologue,<sup>[]</sup> Shona comprising the Karanga, Zezuru, and Korekore dialects, is spoken by about 10.8 million people. [[Manyika language\|Manyika]] and [[Ndau language\|Ndau]] dialects of Shona,<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup> listed separately by Ethnologue,<sup>[]</sup> and are spoken by 1,025,000<sup>[]</~~supref~~> and 2,380,000<sup>[]</sup> people, respectively. The total figure of Shona speakers is then about 14.2 million people. [[Zulu language\|Zulu]] is the second most widely spoken [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]] with 10.3 million speakers according to Ethnologue.<sup>[]</sup>		Shona is the [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]] most widely spoken as a native language. According to Ethnologue,<sup>[]</sup> Shona comprising the Karanga, Zezuru, and Korekore dialects, is spoken by about 10.8 million people. [[Manyika language\|Manyika]] and [[Ndau language\|Ndau]] dialects of Shona,<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup> listed separately by Ethnologue,<sup>[]</sup> and are spoken by 1,025,000<sup>[]</sup> and 2,380,000<sup>[]</sup> people, respectively. The total figure of Shona speakers is then about 14.2 million people. [[Zulu language\|Zulu]] is the second most widely spoken [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]] with 10.3 million speakers according to Ethnologue.<sup>[]</sup>

	Shona is a written standard language with an [[orthography]] and [[grammar]] that was codified during the early 20th century and fixed in the 1950s. The first [[novel]] in Shona, [[Solomon Mutswairo]]'s ''Feso'', was published in 1957. Shona is taught in the [[school]]s but is not the general medium of instruction in other subjects. It has a literature and is described through monolingual and bilingual [[dictionary\|dictionaries]] (chiefly Shona – English). Modern Shona is based on the dialect spoken by the [[Karanga]] people of Masvingo Province, the region around [[Great Zimbabwe]], and Zezuru people of central and northern Zimbabwe. However, all Shona dialects are officially considered to be of equal significance and are taught in local schools.		Shona is a written standard language with an [[orthography]] and [[grammar]] that was codified during the early 20th century and fixed in the 1950s. The first [[novel]] in Shona, [[Solomon Mutswairo]]'s ''Feso'', was published in 1957. Shona is taught in the [[school]]s but is not the general medium of instruction in other subjects. It has a literature and is described through monolingual and bilingual [[dictionary\|dictionaries]] (chiefly Shona – English). Modern Shona is based on the dialect spoken by the [[Karanga]] people of Masvingo Province, the region around [[Great Zimbabwe]], and Zezuru people of central and northern Zimbabwe. However, all Shona dialects are officially considered to be of equal significance and are taught in local schools.

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		==External Links==

		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shona_language Wikipedia Article on the Shona language]

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	'''Shona''' (or chiShona) is a [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]], native to the [[Shona people]] of [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Zambia]]; the term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, [[Manyika]], [[Ndau]] and [[Korekore]]. (Some researchers include [[Kalanga language\|Kalanga]]: others recognise Kalanga as a distinct language in its own right.) Shona is a principal language of Zimbabwe, along with [[Northern Ndebele language\|Ndebele]] and the official business language, [[English language\|English]]. Shona is spoken by a large percentage of the people in [[Zimbabwe]]. Other countries that host Shona language speakers are [[Zambia]] and [[Botswana]] and [[Mozambique]].		'''Shona''' (or chiShona) is a [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]], native to the [[Shona people]] of [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Zambia]]; the term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, [[Manyika]], [[Ndau]] and [[Korekore]]. (Some researchers include [[Kalanga language\|Kalanga]]: others recognise Kalanga as a distinct language in its own right.) Shona is a principal language of Zimbabwe, along with [[Northern Ndebele language\|Ndebele]] and the official business language, [[English language\|English]]. Shona is spoken by a large percentage of the people in [[Zimbabwe]]. Other countries that host Shona language speakers are [[Zambia]] and [[Botswana]] and [[Mozambique]].

	Shona is the [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]] most widely spoken as a native language. According to Ethnologue,<sup>[]</sup> Shona comprising the Karanga, Zezuru, and Korekore dialects, is spoken by about 10.8 million people. [[Manyika language\|Manyika]] and [[Ndau language\|Ndau]] dialects of Shona,<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup> listed separately by Ethnologue,<sup>[]</sup> and are spoken by 1,025,000<sup>[]</~~supref~~> and 2,380,000<sup>[]</sup> people, respectively. The total figure of Shona speakers is then about 14.2 million people. [[Zulu language\|Zulu]] is the second most widely spoken [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]] with 10.3 million speakers according to Ethnologue.<sup>[]</sup>		Shona is the [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]] most widely spoken as a native language. According to Ethnologue,<sup>[]</sup> Shona comprising the Karanga, Zezuru, and Korekore dialects, is spoken by about 10.8 million people. [[Manyika language\|Manyika]] and [[Ndau language\|Ndau]] dialects of Shona,<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup> listed separately by Ethnologue,<sup>[]</sup> and are spoken by 1,025,000<sup>[]</sup> and 2,380,000<sup>[]</sup> people, respectively. The total figure of Shona speakers is then about 14.2 million people. [[Zulu language\|Zulu]] is the second most widely spoken [[Bantu languages\|Bantu language]] with 10.3 million speakers according to Ethnologue.<sup>[]</sup>

	Shona is a written standard language with an [[orthography]] and [[grammar]] that was codified during the early 20th century and fixed in the 1950s. The first [[novel]] in Shona, [[Solomon Mutswairo]]'s ''Feso'', was published in 1957. Shona is taught in the [[school]]s but is not the general medium of instruction in other subjects. It has a literature and is described through monolingual and bilingual [[dictionary\|dictionaries]] (chiefly Shona – English). Modern Shona is based on the dialect spoken by the [[Karanga]] people of Masvingo Province, the region around [[Great Zimbabwe]], and Zezuru people of central and northern Zimbabwe. However, all Shona dialects are officially considered to be of equal significance and are taught in local schools.		Shona is a written standard language with an [[orthography]] and [[grammar]] that was codified during the early 20th century and fixed in the 1950s. The first [[novel]] in Shona, [[Solomon Mutswairo]]'s ''Feso'', was published in 1957. Shona is taught in the [[school]]s but is not the general medium of instruction in other subjects. It has a literature and is described through monolingual and bilingual [[dictionary\|dictionaries]] (chiefly Shona – English). Modern Shona is based on the dialect spoken by the [[Karanga]] people of Masvingo Province, the region around [[Great Zimbabwe]], and Zezuru people of central and northern Zimbabwe. However, all Shona dialects are officially considered to be of equal significance and are taught in local schools.