Aquilina Mawadza holds a Ph.D. in Media and Migration Studies and and M.A. in Languages and Communications from the University of Florida, where she also taught Shona. She is the author of Beginner's Shona and Shona-English/ English-Shona Dictionary & Phrasebook, both published by Hippocrene Books. She resides in Cape Town, South Africa. Donatien Nsengiyumva is a professional translator and native speaker of Rwandan and French. He holds a B.A. in Translation and Interpretation from the National University of Rwanda. He resides in Kigali, Rwanda.