About Persian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Persian is popularly known as Farsi and is a Western Iranian language. It belongs to the branch of Indo- Iranian subdivisions and is also associated with Indo-European languages. This language is spoken within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. There are three standard varieties in this language that differentiates it from others. You will not be surprised to see that this language is greatly inspired by other languages. The three standard versions of Persian include Iranian, Tajiki, and Afghan Persian. Persian is also spoken in many parts of Uzbekistan and other regions of Iran. Persian is officially written in the different alphabets of Tajik while the script is written in Arabic. There are around 70 million native speakers of Persian. This language belongs to Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, and Western Iranian.
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.
