Japanese and Shona
National Language
Japan
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa
Minority Language
Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Mhoro
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Masikati
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Mangwanani
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Fukuoka
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
kansai
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
日本語
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Alternative Names
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Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
japonais
shona
German Name
Japanisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
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Language Family
Japonic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
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Standard Forms
Japanese
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Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
core1255
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Shona Speaking population
Japanese and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Shona on Japanese vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Shona Language Codes
Japanese and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.