Shona and Somali
Countries
Zimbabwe
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Manheru
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Masikati
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Subax wanaagsan
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Fadlan
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Karanga
Benaadir
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Somalis
Origin
20th century
19th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
soma1255
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Shona and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Somali Speaking population
Shona and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali on Shona vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Somali Language Codes
Shona and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.