Countries
United States of America
  
Zimbabwe
  
National Language
United States of America
  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
North America
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
- 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
Apache Language
  
Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Yá'át'ééh
  
Mhoro
  
Thank You
Ahéhee'
  
Waita zvako
  
How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
  
Wakadini zvako?
  
Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
  
Urare zvakanaka
  
Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
  
Manheru
  
Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh
  
Masikati
  
Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní
  
Mangwanani
  
Please
T'aa shoodi
  
Ndinokumbirawo
  
Sorry
Not available
  
Ndineurombo
  
Bye
Hágoónee’
  
bye
  
I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí
  
Ndinokuda
  
Excuse Me
Shoohá
  
Pamusoro
  
Dialect 1
Navajo1
  
Hwesa
  
Where They Speak
Arizona
  
Zimbabwe
  
Dialect 2
Navajo2
  
Karanga
  
Where They Speak
New Mexico
  
southern Zimbabwe
  
Dialect 3
Navajo3
  
Zezuru
  
Where They Speak
Utah
  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
How Many People Speak?
1.70 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.70 million
  
99+
8.30 million
  
99+
Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Navaho
  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
  
French Name
navaho
  
shona
  
German Name
Navajo-Sprache
  
Schona-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Navajo people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1500 CE
  
20th century
  
Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Athapascan
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Navajo
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
nv
  
sn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
nav
  
sna
  
ISO 639 2/B
nav
  
sna
  
ISO 639 3
nav
  
sna
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nava1243
  
core1255
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
99-AUT-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
All Navajo 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 Navajo and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Navajo and Shona Speaking population
Navajo and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo 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 Navajo and Shona on Navajo vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Navajo and Shona Language Codes
Navajo and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Navajo and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.