Polish and Shona
Countries
European Union, Poland
Zimbabwe
National Language
Poland
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
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Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
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
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Thank You
dziękuję
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Jak się masz?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
dobranoc
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
dobry wieczór
Manheru
Good Afternoon
dzień dobry
Masikati
Good Morning
Dzień dobry
Mangwanani
Please
proszę
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Przepraszam
Ndineurombo
I Love You
kocham Cię
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
przepraszam
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Kashubian
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Poland
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Masovian
Karanga
Where They Speak
Poland
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Silesian
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Polski
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Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
polonais
shona
German Name
Polnisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]
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Ethnicity
Poles
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Slavic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish
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Standard Forms
Polish
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Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
pols
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Glottocode
poli1260
core1255
Linguasphere
53-AAA-cc
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Polish 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 Polish and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Polish and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Polish are spoken in different Polish Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Polish vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Polish dialects include: Kashubian, Masovian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Polish and Shona Speaking population
Polish and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Polish and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Polish and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 % 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 Polish and Shona on Polish vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Polish and Shona Language Codes
Polish and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Polish and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
