Countries
Zimbabwe
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Manheru
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Israel, kerala
Dialect 2
Karanga
Mappila
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
India
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
France, kerala
Native Name
Not Available
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
shona
malayalam
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Malayalam
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Malayali
Origin
20th century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early form
Standard Forms
Not Available
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
mala1464
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Shona and Malayalam 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 Malayalam dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Malayalam language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Malayalam Dialects are spoken in different Malayalam speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Malayalam Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam , Mappila. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Malayalam Speaking population
Shona and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Shona vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Malayalam Language Codes
Shona and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.