Shona: A Comprehensive Guide - Paperback

by Daniel Chikwava Mba (Author)

Introduction: Shona or chiShona is the most widely spoken language in Zimbabwe after English. It is also generally understood by most people living in parts of western Mozampique (Tawara & Tewe dialects), northern South Africa and eastern Botswana (Kalanga & Venda dialects), and southern Zambia (Tonga dialect). The standard or mostly spoken Shona dialect is the Karanga, but each Zimbabwean province speaks it's own distinct dialect as shown below: Manicaland speaks Manyika and Ndau dialects. Masvingo and Midlands speaks Karanga/Kalanga and Venda dialects. Mashonaland East speaks Zezuru dialect. Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland West speaks Korekore dialect. Matebeleland North and South speak Ndebele, but understand standard Shona. Harare and Bulawayo metropolitans have people who speak all Shona dialects. Concept: Are you dating or married to someone from Zimbabwe? Does one of your parents speak Shona but you don't? Have you always wanted to learn Shona but can't find the right book? Have you tried learning Shona before but simply gave up? Do you already speak Shona but would like to improve your grammar knowledge? Do you dislike learning Shona by only memorizing phrases? Do you want to surprise your Zimbabwean friends and in-laws with some Shona phrases? Were you born or lived in Zimbabwe but somehow missed the opportunity to learn Shona? If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, then this book is for you. This book's concept is designed such that it makes Shona easy and fun to learn. It not only covers the most important elements of learning Shona, but also explains to you it's logic and the rules (grammar) clearly. Most chapters conclude with some usage examples or phrases to reinforce the rules and give you some Shona speaking ability immediately. This book also contains vocabulary appendix, proverbs and idioms. Use them to increase your Shona vocabulary quickly. Don't wait Discover your Shona voice today

Author Biography

Daniel Chikwava, MBA., was born in Zimbabwe. He has lived in Africa, North America and Europe. Through his hobbies, being a world cultural traveler and learning new languages, he knows the biggest pitfalls which people learning new languages encounter and what you need to learn first. In this book, he brings this passion for languages and hopes this book keeps Shona alive.