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SHONA [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A dialect of Zimbabwe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Dialecte du Zimbabwe.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A Bantu language or group of closely related languages spoken by the Shona, a group of peoples living in eastern Zimbabwe, south of the Zambesi river. This is a written language designed consciously to serve as a literary medium for the whole Shona group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue de l'ensemble linguistique bantou répartie en six dialectes principaux et parlée par les Mashonas, groupes ethniques vivant au Zimbabwe et au Mozambique.

Spanish

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