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Shona and Mongolian


Mongolian and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
China, Mongolia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
China, Mongolia  

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  
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)  

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.
  
  • Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
  • There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Turkish Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Mongolian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
Not Available  
35  
17

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
13  
10

How Many Consonants
46  
34
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
Сайн уу (Sain uu)  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
Хэрэв (Kherev)  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)  

Bye
bye  
Баяртай (Bayartai)  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Khalkha Mongolian  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Mongolia  

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Ordos Mongolian  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Mongolia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
123,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Khorchin Mongolian  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Mongolia  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
5.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
5.70 million  
99+

Native Name
Not Available  
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Not Available  

French Name
shona  
mongol  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Mongolisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
20th century  
1224-1225  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Mongolic family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Mongolian  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian  

Language Position
107  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Mongolian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
mn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
mon  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
mon  

ISO 639 3
sna  
mon  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
mong1331  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
part of 44-BAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Shona and Mongolian 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 Mongolian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Mongolian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Mongolian Dialects are spoken in different Mongolian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Mongolian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Mongolian dialects include: Khalkha Mongolian , Ordos Mongolian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Shona and Mongolian Speaking population

Shona and Mongolian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Mongolian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Mongolian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mongolian 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 Mongolian on Shona vs Mongolian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Mongolian Language Codes

Shona and Mongolian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Mongolian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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