Shona and Sanskrit
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India
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
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.
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Old German Language
Derived From
Not Available
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Mhoro
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
Thank You
Waita zvako
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
Good Evening
Manheru
शुभः सायंकालः
Good Afternoon
Masikati
शुभ दुपार
Good Morning
Mangwanani
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
कृपया (kripayā)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Bye
bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Not present
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Not present
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Not present
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Not Available
French Name
shona
sanskrit
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Not Available
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
20th century
2000 B.C.
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Not Available
Vedic Sanskrit
Standard Forms
Not Available
Sanskrit
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
sans1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Ancient
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Shona and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Sanskrit language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Sanskrit Dialects are spoken in different Sanskrit speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Sanskrit Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Sanskrit Speaking population
Shona and Sanskrit speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Sanskrit languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Sanskrit Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit on Shona vs Sanskrit where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Sanskrit Language Codes
Shona and Sanskrit language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Sanskrit Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
