Shona and Konkani
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
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Govenment of Goa
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.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Marathi
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
Thank You
Waita zvako
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
kaso assa?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
Manheru
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Not Available
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Dis Borem Zavonn
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Chike
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Maf kor
I Love You
Ndinokuda
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
upkar korxi
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Goa
Dialect 2
Karanga
Not present
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Not present
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Kōṅkaṇī
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
shona
konkani
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Konkani
Pronunciation
Not Available
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
Not Available
Konkanis
Origin
20th century
1209 A.D.
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Kokani
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
sn
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
goan1235
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Shona and Konkani 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 Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Konkani Speaking population
Shona and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Shona vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Konkani Language Codes
Shona and Konkani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Konkani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
