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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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