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Shona and Bengali


Bengali and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
46  
34
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
Manheru  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
bye  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
Not Available  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
shona  
bengali  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
20th century  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Bantu  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Bengali  

Language Position
107  
99+
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
ben  

ISO 639 3
sna  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
59-AAF-u  

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

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Shona and Bengali Speaking population

Shona and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Shona vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Bengali Language Codes

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

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