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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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