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Navajo vs Shona


Shona vs Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
36   
18
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
34   
24
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

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   

History

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   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Navajo and Shona Language History

Comparison of Navajo vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Navajo and Shona language. History of Navajo language states that this language originated in 1500 CE whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Navajo and Shona Language History.

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Navajo and Shona Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Navajo and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Navajo and Shona language. Navajo word for "Hello" is Yá'át'ééh or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Navajo Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Navajo vs Shona Difficulty

The Navajo vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Navajo Alphabets and Shona Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Navajo and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Navajo and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Navajo is 88 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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