# VaShona

- **Website:** <https://vashona.com>
- **Primary alias:** `vashona.com`

## Description

**VaShona Project** is dedicated to championing the Shona language and its rich cultural heritage. The name "VaShona" translates to "Shona people" and reflects the diversity of the Shona language, which encompasses several dialects including chiKaranga, chiKorekore, chiManyika, and chiZezuru. These dialects are recognized across southern African nations such as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. Established in 2011, the VaShona Project aims to unify these dialects by offering comprehensive resources such as a Shona Language Dictionary, which is developed through meticulous research and community contributions. In addition, the initiative features an experimental Shona-English translator, which is built on linguistic principles. The project emphasizes the importance of standardizing grammar, orthography, and syntax, consulting with Shona linguists to improve language structures. With a growing audience and significant investment in technology, the VaShona Project serves over 1,500 unique visitors daily, making it an essential platform for language enthusiasts and learners alike.

## Industries

- 🗺 Reference Materials
- 🗺 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias _(under Reference Materials)_
- 🧪 Science and Education
- 🧪 Education _(under Science and Education)_

## Links

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/VaShona)
- [facebook](https://facebook.com/VaShonaMedia)

## Logos & icons

- icon _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idCFxSrjq_/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1741180284467)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Curious Blue | #3399cc | accent |
| Teal | #018f81 | dark |
| White | #ffffff | light |

## Fonts

- Ubuntu — asset _(google)_

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