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Shona and Japanese


Japanese and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Japan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Pacific   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Palau   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Korean Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
99   
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
14   
4

Scripts
Latin   
Kana   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
ありがとう (Arigatō)   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   

Good Evening
Manheru   
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
おはよう (Ohayō)   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   

Bye
bye   
さようなら (Sayōnara)   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
すみません (Sumimasen)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Sanuki   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Kagawa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,000,000.00   
28

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Hakata   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Fukuoka   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Kansai   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
kansai   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
31   
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
128.00 million   
14

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.90 %   
10

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
128.00 million   
9

Native Name
Not Available   
日本語   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Not Available   

French Name
shona   
japonais   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Japanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Japanese (Yamato)   

History

Origin
20th century   
1185   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Japonic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Japanese   

Language Position
107   
99+
8   
8

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Japanese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
ja   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
jpn   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
jpn   

ISO 639 3
sna   
jpn   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
nucl1643   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
45-CAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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

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Shona and Japanese Speaking population

Shona and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Shona vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Japanese Language Codes

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

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