Countries
Zimbabwe
India, No official status
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
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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
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
India
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
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Origin
20th century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.