Countries
Philippines
  
Zimbabwe
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- 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
Tagalog Language
  
Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
Mhoro
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Waita zvako
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
Wakadini zvako?
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
Urare zvakanaka
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
Manheru
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
Masikati
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
Mangwanani
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
Ndinokumbirawo
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
Ndineurombo
  
Bye
Paalam
  
bye
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
Ndinokuda
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Pamusoro
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Hwesa
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Zimbabwe
  
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
Karanga
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
southern Zimbabwe
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Zezuru
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
8.30 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
Not Available
  
Native Name
filipino
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
shona
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Schona-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
16th Century
  
20th century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
  
sn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fil
  
sna
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
sna
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
sna
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
core1255
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
99-AUT-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Filipino 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 Filipino and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Shona Speaking population
Filipino and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino 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 Filipino and Shona on Filipino vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Shona Language Codes
Filipino and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.