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Shona and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

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.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
46  
34
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Manheru  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
bye  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
Not Available  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
shona  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
20th century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
107  
99+
37  
29

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
bho  

ISO 639 3
sna  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
59-AAF-sa  

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

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Shona and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Shona and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Shona vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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