Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Zimbabwe
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Gràcies
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Bona nit
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Bona nit
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Masikati
Good Morning
Bon dia
Mangwanani
Please
Sisplau
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
T'estimo
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Karanga
Where They Speak
Spain
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Spain
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
català
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Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
catalan; valencien
shona
German Name
Katalanisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
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Ethnicity
Catalan people
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Origin
c. 1028
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Catalan
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Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
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Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
stan1289
core1255
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Shona Speaking population
Catalan and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan and Shona on Catalan vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Shona Language Codes
Catalan and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.