Latvian and Shona
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Zimbabwe
National Language
Latvia
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
Latvian State Language Center
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
- 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
Lithuanian Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Paldies
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Labvakar
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Masikati
Good Morning
Labrīt
Mangwanani
Please
lūdzu
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Piedodiet!
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Latvia
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Karanga
Where They Speak
Latvia
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Zezuru
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
latviešu valoda
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Alternative Names
Lettish
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Lettisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
Not Available
Standard Forms
Latvian
Not Available
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
not Available
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Glottocode
latv1249
core1255
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Latvian 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 Latvian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Shona Speaking population
Latvian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Latvian and Shona on Latvian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Shona Language Codes
Latvian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.