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 Hmong Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Hmong language is popularly known as Miao–Yao, and Yangtzean. It is associated with Southern China and Northern Southeast Asia. Hmong is widely spoken in the mountain areas of Southern China that include Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, and Hubei provinces. Most of the native speakers of this language are people from hilly areas. Like many other languages, Hmong happens to be both monosyllabic and analytic. Each dialect has a distinct tone and consists of uvular consonants. The constructions of verbs usually replace all the important functions of adposition that are common in English. The Hmong language is spoken in China, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. There are three popular dialects of Hmong that include Hmong Daw, Mong Leeg, and Dananshan.
