Shona and Malagasy
Countries
Zimbabwe
Madagascar
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Misaotra
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Manheru
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Maraina tsara
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
azafady
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Miala tsiny
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Azafady
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Merina
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Karanga
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Zezuru
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Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
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How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
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Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
shona
malgache
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Malagasy people
Origin
20th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Austronesian
Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
mala1537
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Malagasy Speaking population
Shona and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Shona vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Malagasy Language Codes
Shona and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.