Shona > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Shona
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
"Swina"; Chishona
Spoken in:
Malawi, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Number of speakers:
10,700,000 in Zimbabwe. 4,500,000 Karanga (Chebanne and Nthapelelang 2000), 1,700,000 Korekore (Chebanne and Nthapelelang 2000), 3,200,000 Zezuru (Chebanne and Nthapelelang 2000), 1,300,000 Shona. Population total all countries: 10,759,200
(Ethnologue)
Code:
sna
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Niger-Congo (Niger-Kordofanian)
Parent Subgroup:
Shona (S.10) (sona)
Child Dialect Groups:
Korekore; Northern Shona; Goba; Gova; Shangwe; Korikori; Makorekore; Wakorikori; Gowa (sna-kor)
Zezuru; Chizezuru; Bazezuru; Bazuzura; Mazizuru; Vazezuru; Wazezuru (sna-zez)
Karanga; Chikaranga (sna-kar)
Child Dialects:
Toko (sna-tok)
Hwesa (sna-hwe)

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