• Shona (/ˈʃoʊnə/; Shona: chiShona) is a Bantu language of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The term is variously used to collectively describe all the Central...
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  • Nurse & Philippson (2003), the languages form a valid node. They are: Shona Eastern Shona group Ndau (S.15) Central Shona group Korekore (S.11) and Tawara...
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    Shona language/dialect clusters: Manyika, Karanga, Zezuru, Korekore, and Ndau. The Shona people are grouped according to the dialect of the language they...
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  • Look up Shona in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shona often refers to: Shona people, a Southern African people Shona language, a Bantu language spoken...
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  • The months in Shona are named after relevant events to the Shona. Things involving spiritual activities and agriculture, as well animals and fruits serve...
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    Africa and Zimbabwe), and Shona with less than 10 million speakers (if Manyika and Ndau are included), while Sotho-Tswana languages (Sotho, Tswana and Pedi)...
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    Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa. The country's main languages are Shona, spoken by only 42% of the...
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    Zimbabwe (category Articles containing Shona-language text)
    the Shona, who make up 80% of the population, followed by the Northern Ndebele and other smaller minorities. Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with...
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  • Tendayi (category Articles containing Shona-language text)
    Tendayi, also spelled Tendai, and its long form Tendayishe or Tendaishe, is a Shona given name from the phrase Kupa kutenda, meaning 'give thanks to God', that...
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  • Shona music is the music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. There are several different types of traditional Shona music including mbira, singing, hosho...
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