Author : Desmond Dale
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 12,7 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
An essential addition to the reference works on Shona, a Bantu language, and one of Zimbabwe's major languages, spoken by about three quarters of the country's population. Shona is spoken as far north as Congo, and Kenya, and as far south as South Africa. The dictionary contains some 5,500 entries, drawings, examples of usages, and illustrations.
Author : Desmond Dale
Publisher :
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 16,79 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
The companion volume to A Basic English-Shona Dictionary is now widely available for the first time outside Africa. It contains some 6,000 main entries, and an additional 700 words, derived or borrowed from other languages. For each entry, definitions in Shona and English translations are given. Some introduction on the structure of the Shona language is provided.
Author : Aquilina Mawadza
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 29,39 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780781808132
Shona, a Bantu language, is spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique by 8 million people. This dictionary and phrasebook features the ChiShona dialect. Included are vocabulary sections, a phrasebook, pronunciation tips, a brief outline of the language's grammar and information about local culture.
Author : kasahorow
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 27,40 MB
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781500305307
Learn more Shona words! The Shona Children's Dictionary is an illustrated version of the Shona Learner's Dictionary. It is made especially for your multilingual child to develop their Shona and English reading skills. Contains over 50 simple nouns for every day use. Discover the joy of reading in Shona and English together with your multilingual child. Suitable for children 8 to 11 years old.
Author : Aquilina Mawadza
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,19 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
Shona, a Bantu language, is the national language of Zimbabwe. It is also spoken in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia. The basics of ChiShona, the most widely spoken form of Shona, appear here in twelve comprehensive lessons. Each chapter includes a practice dialogue, vocabulary, points of grammar, and review exercises, while cultural information places the language in a practical context. This guide provides the student, traveler, or businessperson with both the means for immediate communication and a foundation for future study.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,89 MB
Release : 1984
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780869255506
Author : Idai Nandoro
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 25,88 MB
Release : 2016-07-18
Category : English language
ISBN : 9781535341196
This guide to Shona language collects the most common Shona phrases and expressions as well as an English-Shona/Shona-English dictionary. This phrasebook includes greetings, food items, directions, sightseeing and many other categories of expressions that will help anyone wanting to learn Shona.
Author : Michael Chawatama
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 2015-03-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781508980827
Learn Shona is an ideal short introductory course for English speakers learning Shona. Does your family speak Shona but you do not? Are you a Shona-speaking parent but you do not have structured material to teach Shona to your English-speaking children? Are you visiting Zimbabwe and would like to learn Shona? Do your friends speak Shona but you do not? Are you a non-Shona speaker living or working in Zimbabwe wanting to learn Shona in a structured way? If you answered yes to any of the above questions then this is the right book for you. The book assumes no prior knowledge of Shona and will help you master the basics. The book has simple rules to help you learn Shona without learning complex grammar rules. To help you practise, there are practice questions at the end of the chapter and answers at the end of the book. On completing the course you will be able to do the following: greet and introduce people; understand basic expressions; build simple sentences; ask questions; express your emotions; and count in Shona. The book also provide some insights into Shona culture. The book also has reference material to access when needed.
Author : Desmond Dale
Publisher :
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 23,59 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
A practical guide to Zimbabwe's most widely spoken language. It contains detailed sections on adjectives, adverbials, infix and deficient verbs, moods of verbs, parts of speech, comparative and superlative constructions, common suffixes, temporal and consecutive clauses, noun classes, a large vocabulary section, inflection tables and tone conjunctions. A map illustrates the regions in which the language is spoken.
Author : Yeve C. Sibanda
Publisher : Mascot Books
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,23 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781645438113
Little learners will read essential first words in Shona and Ndebele, the two main native languages of Zimbabwe. Colorful illustrations are paired with simple first words for readers of all ages to learn.
