Shona and Lithuanian
Countries
Zimbabwe
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Lithuania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Poland
Regulated By
Not Available
Commission of the Lithuanian 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.
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Latvian
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
Ačiū
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kaip sekasi?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Labanakt
Good Evening
Manheru
Labas vakaras
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Laba diena
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Labas rytas
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Prašom
Sorry
Ndineurombo
atsiprašau
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Aš myliu tave
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Atsiprašau
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Samogitian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Lithuania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Aukštaitian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Lithuania
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Curonian
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Lithuania
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
lietuvių kalba
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
French Name
shona
lituanien
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Litauisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Lithuanians
Origin
20th century
c. 1503
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Lithuanian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Lithuanian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
lith1251
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
54-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Shona and Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Lithuanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Lithuanian Dialects are spoken in different Lithuanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Lithuanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian , Aukštaitian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Lithuanian Speaking population
Shona and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is Not Available. 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 Lithuanian on Shona vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Lithuanian Language Codes
Shona and Lithuanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Lithuanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
