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Filipino and Shona


Shona and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
28   
10
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

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   

History

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   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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