Countries
Zimbabwe
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
Not Available
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
grazie
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Come stai?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
buonanotte
Good Evening
Manheru
buonasera
Good Afternoon
Masikati
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
Mangwanani
buongiorno
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Per Favore
Sorry
Ndineurombo
scusate
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ti amo
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Scusami
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Lazio
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Central Italian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Italiano
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Italiano
French Name
shona
italien
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Italienisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Italians
Origin
20th century
960 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Italian
Signed Forms
Not Available
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
itas
Glottocode
core1255
ital1282
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
51-AAA-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Shona and Italian 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 Italian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Italian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Italian Dialects are spoken in different Italian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Italian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Italian dialects include: Romanesco , Central Italian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Italian Speaking population
Shona and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Shona vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Italian Language Codes
Shona and Italian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Italian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.