Shona and Navajo
Countries
Zimbabwe
United States of America
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
North America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Apache Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Ahéhee'
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
Manheru
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
T'aa shoodi
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Not available
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ayóó ánííníshí
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Shoohá
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Arizona
Dialect 2
Karanga
Navajo2
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
New Mexico
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Utah
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Navaho
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Navajo people
Origin
20th century
1500 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Athapascan
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Navajo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
nava1243
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
All Shona and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Navajo Speaking population
Shona and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo 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 Navajo on Shona vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Navajo Language Codes
Shona and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.