Shona is a language from the Bantu family and is spoken in Zimbabwe. It is the mother tongue of 75% of the people of Zimbabwe.

What language is closest to Shona?

Languages with partial intelligibility with Shona, of which the speakers are considered to be ethnically Shona, are the S15 Ndau language, spoken in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and the S13 Manyika language, spoken in eastern Zimbabwe, near Mutare specifically Chipinge .

Who created Shona language?

The Shona ethnic identity is provided from the local dialects, namely Karanga, Zezuru, Manyika, Ndau and Korekore. The written form of the Shona language dates back to the 1830s when the missionaries visiting Zimbabwe decided to put the oral form of the language to written form.