Countries
Zimbabwe
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Mhoro
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
Waita zvako
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Manheru
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Masikati
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Mangwanani
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Ndineurombo
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
bye
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Ndinokuda
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Hwesa
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Karanga
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Zezuru
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.30 million
  
99+
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
Not Available
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
shona
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Schona-Sprache
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
20th century
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Not Available
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Not Available
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sn
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sna
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
sna
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
sna
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
core1255
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Shona and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Filipino Speaking population
Shona and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino 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 Filipino on Shona vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Filipino Language Codes
Shona and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.