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Danish vs Shona


Shona vs Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America   
Africa   

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Swedish   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hallo   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Mange tak   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
God nat   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
God aften   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag   
Masikati   

Good Morning
God morgen   
Mangwanani   

Please
Please   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Undskyld!   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Farvel   
bye   

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Sweden   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
80,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Jutlandic   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Denmark   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
5.50 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
dansk   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
danois   
shona   

German Name
Dänisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Danish   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
da   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
dan   
sna   

ISO 639 3
dan   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
dani1284   
core1255   

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Danish and Shona Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Shona language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD 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 Danish and Shona Language History.

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

Danish vs Shona Difficulty

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

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