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Shona is the principle language of Zimbabwe, in southern Africa. It is spoken by about 8 million people, or 70 percent of the native population. Shona is another of the Bantu languages.

Shona is spoken/used in the following countries:

Language Family
Niger-Congo
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Branch
Bantu

Shona Language Sample

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1

Shona

Vanhu vese vanoberekwa vakasununguka uyewo vakaenzana pahunhu nekodzero dzavo. Vanhu vese vanechipo chokufunga nekuziva chakaipa nechakanaka saka vanofanira kubatana nomweya wohusahwira.

English translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights