About Basque Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Basque language is popularly known as Euskara. It is spoken in Southwestern Europe, much before it was Romanized in the 1st century BCE. This language is used in an area that consists of 3,900 square miles in France and Spain. There is a wide range of Basque speakers in America and Europe. According to the latest updates, the total number of speakers is bilingual. In the 21st century, the total number of speakers has exceeded one million. You will be surprised to know that there is a total of eight dialects of Basque. However, the division is not very strong to mask the origin. These speech forms are used for mutual understanding. At the beginning of the era dialects of Basque are only spoken in the North and South of the Pyrenees. The dialects for now are completely overcome by Latin.
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.
