Countries
Zimbabwe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
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
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
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Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
20th century
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
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Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Not Available
Bengali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
beng1280
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.
