Assamese and Shona
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha
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Interesting Facts
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
- 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
Bengali and Oriya
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ
Waita zvako
How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
subhoraattri
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
subha gadhuli
Manheru
Good Afternoon
subha abeli
Masikati
Good Morning
suprobhaat
Mangwanani
Please
anugroha kori
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
moi ḍukkhita
Ndineurombo
I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
kyoma koribo
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Western Assam
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Goalpariya
Karanga
Where They Speak
Western Assam
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Bhakatiya
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Assam
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
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Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
assamais
shona
German Name
Assamesisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Assamese people
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Origin
7th century A.D
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Kamarupa
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Standard Forms
Assamese
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
assa1263
core1255
Linguasphere
59-AAF-w
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Assamese 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 Assamese and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Assamese and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Assamese are spoken in different Assamese Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Assamese vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi, Goalpariya. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Assamese and Shona Speaking population
Assamese and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % 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 Assamese and Shona on Assamese vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Assamese and Shona Language Codes
Assamese and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Assamese and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.