Galician and Shona
Countries
Galicia
Zimbabwe
National Language
Galicia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
- 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
Portuguese Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Thank You
Grazas
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Boas noites
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Masikati
Good Morning
Bos días
Mangwanani
Please
Por favor
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Síntoo!
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Ámote
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Hwesa
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Karanga
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Zezuru
Where They Speak
West Galicia
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Galego
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Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
galicien
shona
German Name
Galicisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
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Ethnicity
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Origin
c. 1175
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
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Standard Forms
Galician
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Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
gali1258
core1255
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Galician 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 Galician and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Shona Speaking population
Galician and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician and Shona on Galician vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Shona Language Codes
Galician and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.