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 Sesotho Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Sotho is a Southern Bantu language and is spoken in the Sotho-Tswana group. The language is spoken by the Basotho in Lesotho. It is the official and national language; South Africa is where. Sesotho is also one of the 11 official languages and is widely spoken in Zimbabwe. It is one of the 16 official languages in South Africa. It is similar to the Bantu languages and is a popular agglutinative language. The language uses numerous affixes and builds complete words. Sotho is a Southern Bantu language, and it belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken within the Sotho-Tswana branch of Zone S (S.30). "Sotho" is spoken by the entire Sotho-Tswana group, and is called "Southern Sotho". Within the Sotho-Tswana group, it is closely related to Lozi (Silozi). It is very much similar to the Southern Bantu languages like Venda, Tsonga, Tonga, Lozi, and another native language of Zambia.
