Shona Translators and Interpreters

Bostico International offers Shona translations and interpreters. Shona (or chiShona) is a Bantu language, native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe and southern Zambia; the term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects, namely Zezuru, Karanga, Manyika, Ndau and Korekore. Shona is an official language of Zimbabwe, along with Ndebele and English. Shona speakers comprise more than 80% of Zimbabwe's population and number about 6,225,000. Shona is also spoken by a substantial number of people in Mozambique. Other countries that host Shona language speakers are Zambia and Botswana. The total number of Shona speakers is at least 7,000,000

The English to Shona or Shona to English Translators we provide are all mother tongue

We offer bespokelanguage solutions catering for both private individuals and businesses. Our team of qualified and experienced translators will take care of all your African language needs offering you the perfect balance of price and quality all under one roof as a one-stop translation/language solution.

Our vast experience and customer focused approach guarantees you that you receive the best service for your translation, how you want it, where you want it, when you want it! We would like to remind our readers that "We don't just translate, we communicate"

Shona Dialects

There are many dialect differences in Shona, but a standardized dialect is recognised: Toko dialect Hwesa dialect Karanga dialect (Chikaranga). Spoken in southern Zimbabwe, near Masvingo. Subdialects Duma, Jena, Mhari (Mari), Ngova, Venda [not the Venda language), Nyubi, Govera. Zezuru dialect (Chizezuru, Bazezuru, Bazuzura, Mazizuru, Vazezuru, Wazezuru). Spoken in Mashonaland and central Zimbabwe, near Harare. The standard language. Subdialects Shawasha, Gova, Mbire, Tsunga, Kachikwakwa, Harava, Nohwe, Njanja, Nobvu, Kwazwimba (Zimba). Korekore dialect (Northern Shona, Goba, Gova, Shangwe). Spoken in northern Zimbabwe, near Mvurwi. Subdialects: Budya, Gova, Tande, Tavara, Nyongwe, Pfunde, Shan Gwe. Languages with partial intelligibility with Shona, of which the speakers are considered to be ethnically Shona, are the Ndau language, spoken in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and the Manyika language, spoken in eastern Zimbabwe, near Mutare. Ndau literacy material has been introduced into primary schools.

Bostico International - We don't just translate, we communicate

Language Group
Afro-Asiatic
Khosian
Niger-Congo
Nilo-Saharan

Pidgins
Hausa based
Swahili based
Zulu based

Creoles
Afrikaans based
Creole Arabic based
Kongo based Krio based
Swahili based Creole

Unclassified Languages
Anlo (Togo)
Bete (Nigeria)
Gibanawa (Nigeria)
Hwla (Togo)
Imeraguen (Mauritania)
Kara (Central African Republic)
Korobore (Burkina Faso)
Kujarge (Chad)
Laal (Chad)
Lufu (Nigeria)
Luo (Cameroon)
Mawa (Nigeria)
Nemadi (Mali/Mauritania)
Rer Bare (Ethiopia)
Sininkere (Burkina Faso)
Weyto (Ethiopia)
Wutana (Nigeria)
Yauma (Angola/Zambia)
Yeni (Cameroon)

Translating and interpreting services for Shona are available in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Avon, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Lancashire, Manchester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire