Shona, a Bantu language, is spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique by 8 million people. This dictionary and phrasebook features the ChiShona dialect. Included are vocabulary sections, a phrasebook, pronunciation tips, a brief outline of the language's grammar and information about local culture.

About the Author

Aquilina Mawadza is a lecturer in the Department of African languages and Literature at the University of Zimbabwe. She obtained a master's degree in linguistics form the University of Florida, Gainesville, where she taught Shona for two years.