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Catalan vs Shona


Shona vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Mhoro   

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   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Adéu   
bye   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Spain   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Spain   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Not Available   

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)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
sna   

ISO 639 3
cat   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
core1255   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Catalan and Shona Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Shona language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 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 Catalan and Shona Language History.

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Catalan 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 Catalan and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Shona language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Shona Difficulty

The Catalan vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan 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 Catalan and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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