Shona and Bosnian
Countries
Zimbabwe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Regulated By
Not Available
University of Sarajevo
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.
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Serbian and Croatian
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Hvala
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kako si?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Laku noc
Good Evening
Manheru
Dobro veće
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Dobar dan
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Dobro jutro
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
molim vas
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Oprostite
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Volim te
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Chakavian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Croatia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Kajkavian
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Croatia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
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French Name
shona
bosniaque
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Bosnisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[bɔ̌sanskiː]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Bosniaks
Origin
20th century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Bosnian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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boss
Glottocode
core1255
bosn1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
part of 53-AAA-g
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Bosnian 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 Bosnian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Bosnian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Bosnian Dialects are spoken in different Bosnian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Bosnian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Bosnian dialects include: Shtokavian , Chakavian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Bosnian Speaking population
Shona and Bosnian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Bosnian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Bosnian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bosnian language is Not Available. 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 Bosnian on Shona vs Bosnian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Bosnian Language Codes
Shona and Bosnian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Bosnian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
