Shona101

Treasure Hunt with Bembenene

Free · Designed for iPad

Shona101 is a bilingual (Shona and English) story app for children. It teaches the basics of Shona African language Shona101 is a simple bilingual story to help children learn basic Shona, an African language mainly spoken in Zimbabwe. In this story, Ade reaches out to his friend Bembenene to help him find some cultural treasures. The clues to finding the treasures lie in a map which can only be understood in Shona, which Bembenene understands. Shona101 is narrated using a combination of English and Shona. It includes the following: - Interactive words: touch highlighted Shona words to hear their pronunciations and English translation. - Learn to count in Shona - Learn the names of family members in Shona - Touch items on the screen to hear their names in Shona Background Linford Zirangwa a.k.a. Bembenene, a computer science undergraduate at Dartmouth College is a native Shona speaker from Zimbabwe. Together, we worked on the Shona101 storybook to highlight the beauty of Shona language and culture.

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    3 Ratings

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    • Seller
      • Wafunk Limited
    • Size
      • 152.6 MB
    • Category
      • Books
    • Compatibility
      Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
      • iPhone
        Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
      • iPad
        Requires iPadOS 7.0 or later.
      • iPod touch
        Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
      • Mac
        Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
      • Apple Vision
        Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    • Languages
      • English
    • Age Rating
      4+
    • Copyright
      • © 2018 Adebayo Adegbembo, Linford Zirangwa