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TTN translates from German, French, English and Italian into Shona – and vice versa. Specialised translators who are native speakers, quality assurance according to ISO 17100, a quote in three clicks.

About Shona

Native name
chiShona
ISO code
ISO 639-1: sn · ISO 639-3: sna
Language family
Niger-Congo › Bantu
Script
Latin
Native speakers
9 million
Second-language speakers
2 million
Official language in
Zimbabwe
Also spoken in
Mozambique, Zambia
Official language Also spoken

Shona is the most widely spoken language of Zimbabwe and one of its 16 official languages. It is a tonal Bantu language written in the Latin alphabet.

Source: Wikipedia / Ethnologue, 2025