Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Zimbabwe
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Romanian
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Si jeni?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
natën e mirë
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
Manheru
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
Masikati
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
Mangwanani
Please
Ju lutem
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Më falni
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Karanga
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Italy
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
albanais
shona
German Name
Albanisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Albanians
Not Available
Origin
1462 AD
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Albanian
Not Available
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Not Available
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
alba1267
core1255
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Albanian and Shona Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Albanian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Albanian and Shona Speaking population
Albanian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Albanian and Shona on Albanian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Albanian and Shona Language Codes
Albanian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.