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Marathi and Shona


Shona and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
India   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
5   
2

How Many Consonants
36   
26
46   
34

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Mhoro   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
Masikati   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
Mangwanani   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
bye   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
8.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
marathe   
shona   

German Name
Marathi   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
10th century   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Indic   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Not Available   

Language Position
17   
15
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
sna   

ISO 639 3
mar   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
core1255   

Linguasphere
omr   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Shona Speaking population

Marathi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Shona on Marathi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Shona Language Codes

Marathi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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