Countries
Zimbabwe
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
Not Available
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
Mange tak
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
God nat
Good Evening
Manheru
God aften
Good Afternoon
Masikati
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
Mangwanani
God morgen
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Please
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Undskyld!
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Undskyld mig
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Sweden
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Denmark
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Island of Bornholm
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
dansk
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Dansk, Rigsdansk
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Dänisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Danish people or Danes
Origin
20th century
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Not Available
Rigsdansk
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
dani1284
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Shona and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Danish Speaking population
Shona and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish 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 Danish on Shona vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Danish Language Codes
Shona and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.