Shona and Hindi
Countries
Zimbabwe
Fiji, India
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, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Urdu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Mhoro
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
Waita zvako
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
Manheru
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
खेद (Khēda)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Marwari
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Bundelkhand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Hindi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Hindustani people
Origin
20th century
7th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
hins
Glottocode
core1255
hind1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Shona and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Hindi Speaking population
Shona and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Shona vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Hindi Language Codes
Shona and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.