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.
About Esperanto Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Esperanto is the world's most widely spoken international language. It is created by Polish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887. The language was created to be used as the universal second language for international communication. Esperanto is spoken in Europe, East Asia, and South America. As a constructed language, Esperanto holds a middle ground between "naturalistic" constructed languages. Esperanto's vocabulary, syntax, and semantics are inspired by the Standard Average European languages. The vocabulary derives from Romance languages and is similar to many Germanic languages. The most notable features of the language are the prefixes and suffixes. The language is easy to adapt roots and can generate words, to make it possible to communicate effectively with a little set of words. Esperanto is the most successful international and has a large population of native speakers.
