Zimbabwe Languages
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Description[edit | edit source]
Numerous languages are spoken, or historically have been spoken, in Zimbabwe.
Since the adoption of its 2013 Constitution, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, including: [1]
Chibarwe or Barwe
English or Zimbabwean English Primary language used in education, government, commerce and media in Zimbabwe
Kalanga
Koisan or Tjwao
Nambya
Ndau
Ndebele or Northern Ndebele Spoken by 20% of the population
Shangani or Tsonga
Shona Spoken by 70% of the population
Sign language
Sotho
Tonga
Tswana or Setswana
Venda or Tshivenda
Xhosa or isiXhosa
Chewa or Nyanja
There are two vernacular languages used in Zimbabwe: [2]
- The variety the Fanagalo language used in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) is known as Chilapalapa and is influenced by Shona. [3]
- The variety of English spoken is Zimbabwean English. [4]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Shona
Ndebele or Northern Ndebele
Fanagalo or Chilapalapa
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Shona
Ndebele or Northern Ndebele
Fanagalo or Chilapalapa
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Shona
- English to Shona Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Nandoro, Idai. Shona language : the Shona phrasebook and dictionary. San Bernardino, CA: CreateSpace, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.
Ndebele or Northern Ndebele
- English to North Ndebele Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Mpofu, Anita. Asikhulume IsiNdebele = Let's speak Ndebele : (a first-year textbook). Madison, Wis.: NALRC Press, 2010. Available at: WorldCat.
Fanagalo or Chilapalapa
- English to Fanagalo Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Bold, J. D. Fanagalo : phrase-book grammar dictionary. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1990. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Zimbabwe," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Zimbabwe, accessed 8 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Zimbabwe," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Zimbabwe, accessed 8 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fanagalo," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanagalo#Language_features_and_variants, accessed 8 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Zimbabwean English," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_English, accessed 8 May 2023.