1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Zimbabwe
India, No official status
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
1.7 Regulated By
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1.8 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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
1.9 Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Maithili and Magahi
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
Waita zvako
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
3.3 How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
3.4 Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
राम राम (raam raam)
3.5 Good Evening
Manheru
राम राम (raam raam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Masikati
राम राम (raam raam)
3.7 Good Morning
Mangwanani
राम राम (raam raam)
3.8 Please
Ndinokumbirawo
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
3.9 Sorry
Ndineurombo
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
Ndinokuda
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
3.12 Excuse Me
Pamusoro
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Hwesa
Caribbean Hindustani
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA16,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA380,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
25.00 million40.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
8.30 million40.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
Not Available
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
5.5 Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
20th century
19th Century
6.2 Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
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6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
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Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
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7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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