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Shona and Dogri


Dogri and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Jammu and Kashmir, 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   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
  • Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Hindi and Punjabi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
46   
34
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Ke aal aee   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
dhanwaad   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
kiyaan oo ji   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
shub ratri   

Good Evening
Manheru   
shub ratri   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
su prabat   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
kripya   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
mere kaulan galti ooyyii   

Bye
bye   
changa ji pher   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Minjo tere naal pyar hega   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
gustakhi maaf   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Jaunsari   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Himachal Pradesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Kullu   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
110,000.00   
35

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Hinduri   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
France, Himachal Pradesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
4.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
4.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
डोगरी   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru   

French Name
shona   
dogri   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Dogri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Dogras   

History

Origin
20th century   
1971   

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   
Dogri   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
sna   
doi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
indo1311   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
Not Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Shona and Dogri Speaking population

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

Shona and Dogri Language Codes

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

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