About Albanian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Albanian is an Indo-European language. It is widely spoken by the Albanians living in the Balkans. The language is also spoken in the Albanian diaspora living in America, Europe, and Oceania. Albanian has almost 7.5 million speakers around the world. It has an independent branch within the Indo-European languages. Albanian is not similar to any other Indo-European language. The language belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. It has its specifics and is similar to Greek and Armenian. It doesn’t have any direct similarities with other languages of the same family. The new learners of Albanian say that it is hard to learn. The major reason behind it is that the language's words don't have many similarities to the English synonyms. This can make it hard to memorize.
About Shona Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Shona is a Bantu language and is spoken by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The language was codified by the colonial government and became popular during the 1950s. According to Ethnologue, the language was spoken in the Zezuru, Korekore, and Karanga dialects. It is spoken by 7.5 million people. Shona has Manyika and Ndau dialects and is spoken by 1,025,000 and 2,380,000 people. It is called Shona and is similar to the Ndau (Eastern Shona) and Karanga (Western Shona). Shona is a written standard language and became popular in the early 20th century. In the 1920s, the Rhodesian administration offered schoolbooks and other materials in Shona. The first novel in Shona was published in 1957. It is taught in the schools and has literature in the monolingual and bilingual dictionaries. The Standard Shona has a specific dialect and is spoken by the Karanga people of Masvingo Province. Shona dialects are taught in local schools.