Countries
Zimbabwe
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
North Korea, South Korea
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
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Mhoro
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Waita zvako
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Manheru
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
South Korea
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Karanga
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
South Korea
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Zezuru
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
China, North Korea
Native Name
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한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Koreans
Origin
20th century
Before 1st century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
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Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Signed Forms
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Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
kore1280
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
45-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Shona and Korean 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 Korean dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Korean Speaking population
Shona and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Shona vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Korean Language Codes
Shona and Korean language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Korean Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.