Malaysian and Shona
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Zimbabwe
National Language
Malaysia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Thailand
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Tamil Language
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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
terima kasih
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
Masikati
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
Mangwanani
Please
sila
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Indonesia
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Indonesia
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Bahasa melayu
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Alternative Names
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Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Malaiisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
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Ethnicity
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Origin
c. 683 AD
20th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
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Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
stan1306
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 Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Shona Speaking population
Malaysian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Shona on Malaysian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Shona Language Codes
Malaysian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.