About Amharic Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Amharic language, is also called Amarinya or Kuchumba, Amarinya. It is also spelled Amharinya and Amarigna. It is one of the two main languages of Ethiopia. It is spoken majorly in the central highlands of the country. It is the official language of Ethiopia. The language is Semitic and is descended from Ge'ez. It is spoken by about 9 million people. It is an Ethiopian Semitic language and is a subgroup of the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is the first language of the Amharas and serves as the lingua franca for other populations living in the major cities of Ethiopia. It is the working language of Ethiopia and is also the major language in major states within the Ethiopian federal system. It is the mother tongue of 31,800,000 speakers. It is the second language of 25,100,000 speakers.
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.
