Shona

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Shona is a major Bantu language of Zimbabwe, widely spoken by the Shona people and used in education, media, and government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Northern Ndebele
Xhosa
Zulu
geneticAffinity Niger–Congo languages
hasAlternativeName ChiShona
linked to: Shona
hasDialects Karanga
Korekore
Manyika
Ndau
Zezuru
hasGrammarFeature agglutinative morphology
subject–verb–object word order
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Afrikaans
English
Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
hasPhonologicalFeature five-vowel system
noun class system
tonal language
hasStandardVariety Zezuru-based standard Shona
ISO639-1Code sn
ISO639-2Code sna
ISO639-3Code sna
languageFamily Bantu languages
officialStatus national language of Zimbabwe
primaryEthnicGroup Shona people
linked to: Shona
region Southern Africa
spokenIn Botswana
Mozambique
Zambia
Zimbabwe
standardizedIn 20th century
subfamily Southern Bantu languages
taughtAt some universities outside Zimbabwe
universities in Zimbabwe
usedFor literature
primary school instruction in Zimbabwe
radio broadcasting
religious services
television broadcasting
usedIn education in Zimbabwe
government communication in Zimbabwe
media in Zimbabwe
music and popular culture in Zimbabwe
online media in Zimbabwe
print newspapers in Zimbabwe
writingSystem Latin script

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Sekai Holland ethnicGroup Shona people
linked to: Shona
Mutare languageUsed Shona
Gweru languageMajority Shona
Southern Bantu hasMemberLanguage Shona languages
linked to: Shona
Shona primaryEthnicGroup Shona people
linked to: Shona
Shona hasAlternativeName ChiShona
linked to: Shona
Torwa dynasty ethnicGroup Shona people
linked to: Shona
Great Zimbabwe culture Shona
Great Zimbabwe languageOfRulingElite Shona language
linked to: Shona
Great Zimbabwe associatedEthnicGroup Shona people
linked to: Shona
Highfield languageUsed Shona
Borrowdale language Shona
Mashonaland historicalInhabitant Shona people
subject linked to: Mashonaland region
linked to: Shona
Mashonaland dominantEthnicGroup Shona people
subject linked to: Mashonaland region
linked to: Shona
Mashonaland dominantLanguage Shona language
subject linked to: Mashonaland region
linked to: Shona
Chief Neharawa ethnicity Shona
Chief Neharawa culture Shona people
linked to: Shona
Mbare languageUsed Shona
Benue–Congo languages hasNotableLanguage Shona language
linked to: Shona
Eastern Zimbabwe hasEthnicGroup Shona people
subject linked to: eastern Zimbabwe
linked to: Shona
Sakubva hasLanguage Shona
Chikanga hasLanguage Shona
Beitbridge languageSpoken Shona
Dangamvura hasLanguage Shona
Murambi hasLanguage Shona
Southeastern Zimbabwe hasEthnicGroup Shona people
subject linked to: southeastern Zimbabwe
linked to: Shona