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Shona and Sanskrit


Sanskrit and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
16   
13

How Many Consonants
46   
34
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
20 weeks   
5

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
0   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
14.10 million   
99+

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   

History

Origin
20th century   
2000 B.C.   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Bantu   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Vedic Sanskrit   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Sanskrit   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
sa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
san   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
san   

ISO 639 3
sna   
san   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
sans1269   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Ancient   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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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.

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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.

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