Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  
Zimbabwe
  
National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
South America
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
- 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
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Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Alphabets
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Rimaykullayki
  
Mhoro
  
Thank You
Solpayki
  
Waita zvako
  
How Are You?
Allillanchu
  
Wakadini zvako?
  
Good Night
Allin tuta
  
Urare zvakanaka
  
Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis
  
Manheru
  
Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis
  
Masikati
  
Good Morning
Wuynus diyas
  
Mangwanani
  
Please
Not Available
  
Ndinokumbirawo
  
Sorry
Pampachaykuway
  
Ndineurombo
  
Bye
bye
  
bye
  
I Love You
Kuyayki
  
Ndinokuda
  
Excuse Me
Pampachaway
  
Pamusoro
  
Dialect 1
Ancash
  
Hwesa
  
Where They Speak
Peru
  
Zimbabwe
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Huánuco
  
Karanga
  
Where They Speak
Peru
  
southern Zimbabwe
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Yaru
  
Zezuru
  
Where They Speak
Peru
  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.90 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Native Speakers
8.90 million
  
99+
8.30 million
  
99+
Native Name
Qhichwa
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua
  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
  
French Name
quechua
  
shona
  
German Name
Quechua-Sprache
  
Schona-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Quechua
  
Not Available
  
Origin
16th Century
  
20th century
  
Language Family
Quechumaran Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Andean Equatorial
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
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Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Quechua
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
qu
  
sn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
que
  
sna
  
ISO 639 2/B
que
  
sna
  
ISO 639 3
que
  
sna
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
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Glottocode
quec1387
  
core1255
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
99-AUT-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
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All Quechua 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 Quechua and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Quechua and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Quechua are spoken in different Quechua Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Quechua vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Quechua dialects include: Ancash, Huánuco. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Quechua and Shona Speaking population
Quechua and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % 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 Quechua and Shona on Quechua vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Quechua and Shona Language Codes
Quechua and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Quechua and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.