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Shona and Spanish


Spanish and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
46   
1

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española   

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.
  
  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
22   
12

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
hola   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Gracias   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Cómo estás?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Buenas Noches   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Bonne soirée   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Buenas Tardes   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Buenos Días   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Por Favor   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
triste   

Bye
bye   
adiós   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Te Quiero   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Discúlpeme   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Mexican Spanish   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Mexico   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
105,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Cuban Spanish   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Cuba   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
11,000,000.00   
8

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Puerto Rican Spanish   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Puerto Rico   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,900,000.00   
9

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
489.00 million   
3

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
6.15 %   
3

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
410.00 million   
2

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
89.50 million   
9

Native Name
Not Available   
Español   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Castellano, Castilian, Español   

French Name
shona   
espagnol; castillan   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Spanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
20th century   
210 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Romance   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Spanish and Spanish   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Pluricentric Standard Spanish   

Language Position
107   
99+
2   
2

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Spanish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
es   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
spa   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
spa   

ISO 639 3
sna   
spa   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
stan1288   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
51-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Shona and Spanish Speaking population

Shona and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Shona vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Spanish Language Codes

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

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