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Amharic vs Shona


Shona vs Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Not Available  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
Not Available  

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
31  
21
46  
34

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Mhoro  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Masikati  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Mangwanani  

Please
i'bakwon  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
tschao  
bye  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Zimbabwe  

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
southern Zimbabwe  

Dialect 3
Showa  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
35
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
23
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
amharique  
shona  

German Name
Amharisch  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Not Available  

History

Origin
13th century  
20th century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Ethiopic  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Not Available  

Language Position
55  
40
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
sna  

ISO 639 3
amh  
sna  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
amha1245  
core1255  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Amharic and Shona Language History

Comparison of Amharic vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Amharic and Shona language. History of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Amharic and Shona Language History.

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Amharic and Shona Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Amharic and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Amharic and Shona language. Amharic word for "Hello" is Selam or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Amharic Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Amharic vs Shona Difficulty

The Amharic vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Amharic Alphabets and Shona Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Amharic and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Amharic and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Amharic is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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