About Latin Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Latin is a classical language and it belongs to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was spoken by people in Rome, known as Latium. With the growth of the power of the Roman Republic, the Latin language gained a lot of popularity. It became the dominant language in Italy and the western Roman Empire. Latin is similar to the English language. Latin roots are used in English descriptions and are used in exploring sciences, medicine, and law. Latin had been standardized into Classical Latin and the colloquial form of the language is spoken in many parts of the world. Late Latin was the written language in the 3rd century. It was then developed in the 6th to 9th centuries and became a part of the Romance languages like Italian, Sardinian, Venetian, Neapolitan, Sicilian, Piedmontese, Lombard, French, Franco-Provençal, Occitan, Corsican, Ladin, Friulan, Romansh, Catalan/Valencian, Aragonese, Spanish, Asturian, Galician, Portuguese and Romanian. Early Modern Latin and New Latin became the first international communication until the 18th century.
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.
