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Shona and Sundanese


Sundanese and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Indonesia   

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Halo   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Mangga   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Hapunten   

Bye
bye   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Banten   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Bogor   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Bandung   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
shona   
soundanais   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
20th century   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indonesian   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Sundanese   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
sun   

ISO 639 3
sna   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Shona and Sundanese Speaking population

Shona and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Shona vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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