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Shona and Slovene


Slovene and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
European Union, Slovenia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Austria, Hungary, Italy  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts  

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.
  
  • The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
  • The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Serbo-Croatian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
46  
34
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
Halo  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
Hvala  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Kako se imate?  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
Lahko noč  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Dober večer  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Dober dan  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
Dobro jutro  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
Prosim  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
Oprostite  

Bye
bye  
Nasvidenje  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
Ljubim te  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Oprostite  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Prekmurje Slovene  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Hungary, Slovenia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Resian  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Italy  

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Styrian  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Slovenia  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
48  
31

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
2.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Not Available  
Not available  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Slovenian, Slovenscina  

French Name
shona  
slovène  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Slowenisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Slovenes  

History

Origin
20th century  
972-1093  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Slovene  

Language Position
107  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
sl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
slv  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
slv  

ISO 639 3
sna  
slv  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
slov1268  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
53-AAA-f  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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

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Shona and Slovene Speaking population

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

Shona and Slovene Language Codes

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

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