Lithuanian and Shona
Countries
European Union, Lithuania
Zimbabwe
National Language
Lithuania
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
Poland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
- 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
Latvian
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
Ačiū
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kaip sekasi?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Labanakt
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Labas vakaras
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Laba diena
Masikati
Good Morning
Labas rytas
Mangwanani
Please
Prašom
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
atsiprašau
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Aš myliu tave
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Atsiprašau
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Samogitian
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Lithuania
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Aukštaitian
Karanga
Where They Speak
Lithuania
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Curonian
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Lithuania
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
lietuvių kalba
Not Available
Alternative Names
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
lituanien
shona
German Name
Litauisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Lithuanians
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Origin
c. 1503
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Lithuanian
Not Available
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Lithuanian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
lith1251
core1255
Linguasphere
54-AAA-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Lithuanian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lithuanian are spoken in different Lithuanian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lithuanian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian, Aukštaitian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lithuanian and Shona Speaking population
Lithuanian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lithuanian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Lithuanian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian and Shona on Lithuanian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lithuanian and Shona Language Codes
Lithuanian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lithuanian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.