Igbo and Shona
Countries
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
National Language
Nigeria
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
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Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
dalụ
Waita zvako
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Manheru
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Masikati
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Mangwanani
Please
Biko
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ndinokuda
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Nigeria
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Not present
Zezuru
Where They Speak
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central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Speaking Population
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Native Name
igbo
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Alternative Names
Ibo
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
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Ethnicity
Igbo people
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Origin
30th Century BC
20th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1417
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Shona Speaking population
Igbo and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Shona on Igbo vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Shona Language Codes
Igbo and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.