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 Sindhi Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Sindhi is an Indo-Aryan language and is spoken in the Sindh region. It is popular in the western part of the Indian subcontinent and is spoken by the Sindhi people. Sindhi is the official language of the Pakistani province of Sindh. In India, Sindhi is a scheduled language and was officially recognized by the government. Sindhi is not the official language of other states in India. Sindhi is also the official language of Rajasthan, India. The students learn Sindhi in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Sindhi used to be the national language of Sindh. Pakistan Sindh Assemble has made the Sindhi language compulsory in the private schools of Sindh. All educational institutions have made it compulsory for the students to learn Sindhi. The government has ordered to employment of Sindhi teachers in the private schools in Sindh.
