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Quechua vs Shona


Shona vs Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
26   
16
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
920,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Huánuco   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Peru   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
190,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Yaru   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Peru   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

How Many People Speak
150,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Quechua   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16th Century   
20th century   

Language Family
Quechumaran Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Quechua   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

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   
Not Available   

Glottocode
quec1387   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Quechua and Shona Language History

Comparison of Quechua vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Quechua and Shona language. History of Quechua language states that this language originated in 16th Century 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 Quechua and Shona Language History.

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Quechua 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 Quechua and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Quechua and Shona language. Quechua word for "Hello" is Rimaykullayki or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Quechua Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Quechua vs Shona Difficulty

The Quechua vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Quechua 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 Quechua and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Quechua and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Quechua is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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