Learn more Shona words! The Shona Children's Dictionary is an illustrated version of the Shona Learner's Dictionary. It is made especially for your multilingual child to develop their Shona and English reading skills. Contains over 50 simple nouns for every day use. Discover the joy of reading in Shona and English together with your multilingual child. Suitable for children 8 to 11 years old.
Little learners will read essential first words in Shona and Ndebele, the two main native languages of Zimbabwe. Colorful illustrations are paired with simple first words for readers of all ages to learn.
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.
★Product Description★ Anashe and Takudzwa are siblings, originally from Zimbabwe and living in South Africa. They both speak English and want to learn all the African languages as they want to travel the continent one day and make friends. In this book, they are learning Shona, which is a language that is spoken in Zimbabwe. They need to learn to communicate using simple, everyday words. Parents and caregivers can read along with Anashe and Takudzwa as they learn basic Shona words. The book includes themes such as: "My body", "Animals", "Counting to ten", "Food", "Days of the week", "Objects you find outside", "Objects you find inside the house", "Months of the year" and "Seasons". Family is a very important aspect of the African culture and this book also covers how to address each member of the extended family from a child's perspective. This is a colourful and informative must-have first words book for any family that wants their little ones to get excited about learning African languages! For assistance with pronunciation, please visit: www.myfirstwords.thinkific.com ★More My First Words books★ This bilibgual picture and word book is also avalilable on AMAZON in the following languages: isiNdebele (Zimbabwe); Sesotho (South Africa); sePedi (South Africa); seTswana (South Africa); tshiVenda (South Africa); xiTsonga (South Africa); isiZulu (South Africa); isiXhosa (South Africa); Afrikaans (South Africa); kiSwahili (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan) ★Let's go series★ The Let's Go: Handeyi series is an eight part bilingual first experience book series that was created to progress to learning sentence constructions in the various languages. The Shona version is currently available on Amazon. ★About the Author★ Wadzanai Mabuto is a wife, mother and is often referred to as the "Not So Typical Chartered Accountant" as she spends much of her time innovating and creating new things. She grew up in Zimbabwe and moved to South Africa to pursue her tertiary education at the age of 18. Together with her husband, Tonderai, they have embarked an exciting journey of raising their three children: Anashe, Takudzwa and Tinaye. Wadzanai wrote and illustrated this book to help engage kids and parents alike with Shona. Visit www.thegifted.co.za for more information
Shona, a Bantu language, is the national language of Zimbabwe. It is also spoken in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia. The basics of ChiShona, the most widely spoken form of Shona, appear here in twelve comprehensive lessons. Each chapter includes a practice dialogue, vocabulary, points of grammar, and review exercises, while cultural information places the language in a practical context. This guide provides the student, traveler, or businessperson with both the means for immediate communication and a foundation for future study.
Learn Shona is an ideal short introductory course for English speakers learning Shona. Does your family speak Shona but you do not? Are you a Shona-speaking parent but you do not have structured material to teach Shona to your English-speaking children? Are you visiting Zimbabwe and would like to learn Shona? Do your friends speak Shona but you do not? Are you a non-Shona speaker living or working in Zimbabwe wanting to learn Shona in a structured way? If you answered yes to any of the above questions then this is the right book for you. The book assumes no prior knowledge of Shona and will help you master the basics. The book has simple rules to help you learn Shona without learning complex grammar rules. To help you practise, there are practice questions at the end of the chapter and answers at the end of the book. On completing the course you will be able to do the following: greet and introduce people; understand basic expressions; build simple sentences; ask questions; express your emotions; and count in Shona. The book also provide some insights into Shona culture. The book also has reference material to access when needed.
Bestseller & Winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Irish Book Award. 'Thought-provoking, irreverent and often laugh-out-loud hilarious' Irish Independent. "Motherfoclóir" [focloir means 'dictionary' and is pronounced like a rather more vulgar English epithet] is a book based on the popular Twitter account @theirishfor. As the title suggests, Motherfoclóir takes an irreverent, pun-friendly and contemporary approach to the Irish language. The translations are expanded on and arranged into broad categories that allow interesting connections to be made, and sprinkled with anecdotes and observations about Irish and Ireland itself, as well as language in general. The author includes stories about his own relationship with Irish, and how it fits in with the most important events in his life. This is a book for all lovers of the quirks of language.
Moving and provocative short stories that explore the strained relations between parent and child, husband an wife, brothers, and friends, as traditional values of rural Africa clash with ambitions of urban life.
Hausa is the Chadic (branch of the Afroasiatic language family) language of the Hausa people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Central Africa. Hausa is spoken as a first language by over 27 million people and as a second language by nearly 20 million more. Commonly spoken throughout southern Niger and northern Nigeria, Hausa has developed as a lingua franca throughout much of West Africa for purposes of trade. This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to West Africa with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes: 4,000 dictionary entries Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business Concise grammar and pronunciation sections
