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| + | '''Shona''' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|[ʃona]}}),or Swina is the name collectively given to several groups of people in [[Zimbabwe]] and western [[Mozambique]]. Numbering about eight million people, who speak a range of related dialects whose standardised form is also known as [[Shona language|Shona]]. They also speak official languages of their respective countries: [[English language|English]] in Zimbabwe and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] in Mozambique. Shona are [[Christianity|Christians]], whether [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]] or [[Protestantism|Protestants]] in both Mozambique and Zimbabwe, or part-Christian, part-[[animism|animist]]-African in Zimbabwe. | ||
| − | + | However, many Zimbabweans do not self-identify as Shona, preferring instead to describe their origin in terms of their specific language/dialect group (e.g., [[Zezuru]]) or ancestry group (e.g., [[Rozvi]] / [[Rozwi]] / ba[[Rotse]]). Ancestors of today's Shona groups (the [[Gokomere]] people) are believed to have been the first permanent inhabitants of the region where the [[Great Zimbabwe]] site was later established, with archaeological evidence of Iron Age occupation in the 5th century AD. | |
| + | Most Zimbabweans identify themselves as either belonging to the ama[[Ndebele]] or maShona ethnic group. Dialect groups are nowadays almost irrelevant because 'standard' Shona is spoken throughout Zimbabwe. Dialects only help to identify which town or village a person is from (e.g. a person claiming to be a Manyika would be from Eastern Zimbabwe, ie. towns like Mutare). The above differences in dialects developed during the dispersion of tribes across the country over a long time. The influx of immigrants, into the country from boardering countries, has obviously contributed to the variety. | ||
| − | + | The Shona people of today are a scattered group of tribes, which are made of several clans; each clan has a very strong sense of unity. In fact, most Shona people identify first with their own clans and then with the entire Shona people. | |
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Shona (IPA: [ʃona]),or Swina is the name collectively given to several groups of people in Zimbabwe and western Mozambique. Numbering about eight million people, who speak a range of related dialects whose standardised form is also known as Shona. They also speak official languages of their respective countries: English in Zimbabwe and Portuguese in Mozambique. Shona are Christians, whether Roman Catholics or Protestants in both Mozambique and Zimbabwe, or part-Christian, part-animist-African in Zimbabwe.
However, many Zimbabweans do not self-identify as Shona, preferring instead to describe their origin in terms of their specific language/dialect group (e.g., Zezuru) or ancestry group (e.g., Rozvi / Rozwi / baRotse). Ancestors of today's Shona groups (the Gokomere people) are believed to have been the first permanent inhabitants of the region where the Great Zimbabwe site was later established, with archaeological evidence of Iron Age occupation in the 5th century AD.
Most Zimbabweans identify themselves as either belonging to the amaNdebele or maShona ethnic group. Dialect groups are nowadays almost irrelevant because 'standard' Shona is spoken throughout Zimbabwe. Dialects only help to identify which town or village a person is from (e.g. a person claiming to be a Manyika would be from Eastern Zimbabwe, ie. towns like Mutare). The above differences in dialects developed during the dispersion of tribes across the country over a long time. The influx of immigrants, into the country from boardering countries, has obviously contributed to the variety.
The Shona people of today are a scattered group of tribes, which are made of several clans; each clan has a very strong sense of unity. In fact, most Shona people identify first with their own clans and then with the entire Shona people.
A small group of Shona speaking migrants of the late 1800s also live in Zambia, in the Zambezi valley, in Chieftainess Chiawa's area.
The shona are farmers that grow rice, beans, peanuts, corn, different types of grass, pumpkins, and sweetpotatoes.
