Learning Shona: Resources for Zimbabwe's Major Language

Online

• Duolingo – Free Shona course.
• Memrise – Beginner to advanced courses.
• Rosetta Stone – Paid interactive course.
• The Shona Language Companion – Grammar, vocab, culture.
• The Shona Dictionary – Free, 10,000+ words.

Books

• Teach Yourself Shona (Mungoshi & Weiss)
• Elementary Shona (Fortune)
• Shona Made Easy series (Mungoshi)
• Colloquial Shona (Stott & Kaulela) – with audio
• The Shona Phrase Book (Stott & Kaulela)

Immersion

Best: spend time in Zimbabwe. Universities offer summer programs. At home: watch Shona media, listen to music, read books/news.