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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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