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Belarusian and Shona


Shona and Belarusian


Countries

Countries
Belarus, Poland   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Belarus, Gambia   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Poland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
  • 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
Russian and Ukrainian   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
48   
28
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
39   
28
46   
34

Scripts
Cyrillic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
dobry dzień   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Dziakuj   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Jak vy ?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Dabranač   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Dobry viečar   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
dobry dzień   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy   
Mangwanani   

Please
Kali laska   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Vybačajcie   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
da pabačennia   
bye   

I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Vybačajcie   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
North-East Belarus   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
South-West Belarus   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Middle Belarus   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.89 million   
26
Not Available   

Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
biélorusse   
shona   

German Name
Weißrussisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Belarusians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
18th century   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Eastern   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old East Slavic   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Belarusian   
Not Available   

Language Position
79   
99+
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
be   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bel   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
bel   
sna   

ISO 639 3
bel   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bela1254   
core1255   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Belarusian 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 Belarusian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Belarusian and Shona Speaking population

Belarusian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 % 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 Belarusian and Shona on Belarusian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Belarusian and Shona Language Codes

Belarusian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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