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Author: Aquilina Mawadza Publisher: ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 224
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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: Aquilina Mawadza Publisher: ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
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: Michael Chawatama Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781508980827 Category : Languages : en Pages : 62
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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: Aquilina Mawadza Publisher: ISBN: 9780781808132 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 180
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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: Idai Nandoro Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781535341196 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 112
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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: Kurayi Matsika Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 34
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★Product Description★ Anashe and Takudzwa are siblings, originally from Zimbabwe and living in South Africa. They both speak English and want to learn all the African languages as they want to travel the continent one day and make friends. In this book, they are learning Shona, which is a language that is spoken in Zimbabwe. They need to learn to communicate using simple, everyday words. Parents and caregivers can read along with Anashe and Takudzwa as they learn basic Shona words. The book includes themes such as: "My body", "Animals", "Counting to ten", "Food", "Days of the week", "Objects you find outside", "Objects you find inside the house", "Months of the year" and "Seasons". Family is a very important aspect of the African culture and this book also covers how to address each member of the extended family from a child's perspective. This is a colourful and informative must-have first words book for any family that wants their little ones to get excited about learning African languages! For assistance with pronunciation, please visit: www.myfirstwords.thinkific.com ★More My First Words books★ This bilibgual picture and word book is also avalilable on AMAZON in the following languages: isiNdebele (Zimbabwe); Sesotho (South Africa); sePedi (South Africa); seTswana (South Africa); tshiVenda (South Africa); xiTsonga (South Africa); isiZulu (South Africa); isiXhosa (South Africa); Afrikaans (South Africa); kiSwahili (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan) ★Let's go series★ The Let's Go: Handeyi series is an eight part bilingual first experience book series that was created to progress to learning sentence constructions in the various languages. The Shona version is currently available on Amazon. ★About the Author★ Wadzanai Mabuto is a wife, mother and is often referred to as the "Not So Typical Chartered Accountant" as she spends much of her time innovating and creating new things. She grew up in Zimbabwe and moved to South Africa to pursue her tertiary education at the age of 18. Together with her husband, Tonderai, they have embarked an exciting journey of raising their three children: Anashe, Takudzwa and Tinaye. Wadzanai wrote and illustrated this book to help engage kids and parents alike with Shona. Visit www.thegifted.co.za for more information
Author: Kayode J. Fakinlede Publisher: Hippocrene Books ISBN: 9780781810692 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 294
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"Beginner's Yoruba" is now available with two accompanying audio CDs. It provides an introduction to the Yoruba language, which is spoken by over 30 million people in south-western Nigeria, parts of the Benin Republic, and Togo, as well as in the diaspora populations of Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti. The 15 lessons are designed for both classroom use and self-study. Practice dialogues, combined with grammatical explanations, aid the student in understanding the basics of the language. Each lesson also contains a vocabulary section that highlights the important aspects of its featured topic. The audio CDs, which complement the lessons, help the student easily master the language's unique tones and vowel sounds, often considered the most difficult aspect of the language to learn. Quizzes and practice exercises are integrated into the lessons to help reinforce the material. The book also includes information on various aspects of Yoruba culture, including religion, songs, and folklore.
Author: H. Ekkehard Wolff Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108417973 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 377
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The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
Author: Paul Dummett Publisher: National Geographic Society ISBN: 9781305965065 Category : Education Languages : en Pages :
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