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Shona and Belarusian


Belarusian and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Belarus, Poland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Belarus, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Poland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Russian and Ukrainian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
46   
34
39   
28

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
dobry dzień   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Dziakuj   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Jak vy ?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Dabranač   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Dobry viečar   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
dobry dzień   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Dobraj ranicy   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Kali laska   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Vybačajcie   

Bye
bye   
da pabačennia   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
JA liubliu ciabie   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Vybačajcie   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
North-Eastern Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
North-East Belarus   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
South-Western Belarusian   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
South-West Belarus   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Middle Belarusian   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Middle Belarus   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.89 million   
26

Native Name
Not Available   
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   

French Name
shona   
biélorusse   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Weißrussisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Belarusians   

History

Origin
20th century   
18th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Slavic   

Branch
Bantu   
Eastern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old East Slavic   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Belarusian   

Language Position
107   
99+
79   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
be   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
bel   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
bel   

ISO 639 3
sna   
bel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
bela1254   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Shona and Belarusian 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 Shona and Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Shona and Belarusian Speaking population

Shona and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. 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 Shona and Belarusian on Shona vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Belarusian Language Codes

Shona and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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