Welke taal is Shona?
Shona (Shona: ChiShona) is een groep van talen die wordt gesproken in Zuidelijk Afrika, met name Zimbabwe. De term wordt gebruikt om de taal aan te duiden die Bantoe-stammen (onder andere de Shona) in Zuidelijk Afrika spreken. Het totale aantal sprekers van Shona is ten minste 7.000.000 (UBS, 1990).
Waarom spreken ze Engels in Zimbabwe?
De officiële talen in Zimbabwe zijn Engels en de Afrikaanse talen Shona en Ndebele, bekend om zijn moeilijke tongklik. In weinig Afrikaanse landen wordt dankzij het gedegen onderwijs sinds 1980 echter zo goed Engels gesproken als in Zimbabwe. Overal in Afrika vind je Zimbabwanen die Engelse les geven.
Hoeveel officiele talen Harare?
Shona, Ndebele en Engels zijn de officiële talen in Zimbabwe.
Waar wordt Shona gesproken?
Over Shona Shona of chiShona wordt door 80% van de bevolking van Zimbabwe gesproken, een land dat officieel 16 talen telt. Er bevinden zich ook sprekers in Zambia, Botswana en Mozambique.
Who are the Shona people?
The Shona people ( / ˈʃoʊnə /) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily Zimbabwe (where they form the majority of the population). They have five major clans, and are adjacent to other groups with similar cultures and languages. The Shona people are divided into tribes in eastern and northern Zimbabwe.
What does Shona stand for?
A Shona n’anga (witch doctor). The Shona people (/ ˈʃoʊnə /) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily Zimbabwe (where they form the majority of the population). They have five major clans, and are adjacent to other groups with similar cultures and languages.
What is the history of Shona language?
Language and identity. When the term Shona was invented during the Mfecane in late 19th century, possibly by the Ndebele king Mzilikazi, it was a pejorative for non- Nguni people. On one hand, it is claimed that there was no consciousness of a common identity among the tribes and peoples now forming the Shona of today.
What is the traditional food of Shona?
Sorghum and maize are used to prepare the main dish, a thickened porridge called sadza, and the traditional beer, called hwahwa. The Shona also keep cattle and goats, in history partly as transhumant herders. The livestock had a special importance as a food reserve in times of drought.