Shona
Bantu language of Zimbabwe and Mozambique
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Shona
Summary
Shona is a natural language[1]. Shona ranks in the top 8% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,823 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Shona is in the country of Zambia[3].
- Shona is in the country of Zimbabwe[4].
- Shona is in the country of Mozambique[5].
- Shona is in the country of Botswana[6].
- Shona's instance of is recorded as natural language[7].
- Shona's instance of is recorded as modern language[8].
- Shona is a type of Shona languages[9].
- Shona's writing system is recorded as Latin script[10].
- Shona's Commons category is recorded as Shona language[11].
- Shona's Wikimedia language code is recorded as sn[12].
- Shona's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -19, 'lon': 32}[13].
- Shona's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shona language[14].
- Shona's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+8300000'}[15].
- Shona's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+9023000'}[16].
- Shona's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sn', 'text': 'ChiShona'}[17].
- Shona's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sn', 'text': 'Chishona'}[18].
- Shona's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sn', 'text': 'chiShona'}[19].
- Shona's indigenous to is recorded as Central Province[20].
- Shona's indigenous to is recorded as Southern Province[21].
- Shona's indigenous to is recorded as Lusaka Province[22].
- Shona's indigenous to is recorded as Zimbabwe[23].
- Shona's indigenous to is recorded as Mashonaland Central Province[24].
- Shona's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SNA[25].
- Shona's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 3 Wider Communication[26].
- Shona's linguistic typology is recorded as subject–verb–object[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include natural language[7] and modern language[8]. Shona is a type of Shona languages[9].
Why It Matters
Shona ranks in the top 8% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,823 views/month).[2] Shona has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Shona is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]