Shona Basic Course

Shona is one of the two principal languages of Zimbabwe and extends also into adjacent areas of Mozambique. It consists of a number of dialects, but a standardized form of the language, based on the Zezuru, Manyika, and Korekore dialects is generally used in printed materials. This audio/book course, developed by the Foreign Service Institute, is intended to give the learner a start in Shona, providing him or her with the dialogs that relate to some of the situations in which he or she is likely to use the language, as well as with systematic practice on all major points of grammer.