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Greek vs Shona


Shona vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
46   
34

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Mhoro   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Masikati   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Mangwanani   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
bye   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Italy   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
shona   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Not Available   

Language Position
74   
99+
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
sna   

ISO 639 3
ell   
sna   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
core1255   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Greek and Shona Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Shona language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC 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 Greek and Shona Language History.

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

Greek vs Shona Difficulty

The Greek vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek 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 Greek and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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