About Slovak Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Slovak is a West Slavic language. It is spoken by the Czech–Slovak group. It is written in Latin script. It belongs to the Indo-European language family and is one of the most popular Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 5 million people. Slovak is the native language of ethnic Slovaks. It is the official language of Slovakia and is one of the 24 official languages in the European Union. Slovak is similar to Czech and Polish. Slovak is a fusional language and has a complex system. The vocabulary of Slovak is extensively influenced by Latin and the German language. The Czech–Slovak group developed the language in the high medieval period. It became popular during the mid-19th century. Slovak is spoken in the United States, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Serbia, Ireland, Romania, Poland, Canada, Hungary, Germany, Croatia, Israel, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Ukraine, Norway, and many other countries in the world.
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.
