Countries
Zimbabwe
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
Asante
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Manheru
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Masikati
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
tafadhali
I Love You
Ndinokuda
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Samahani
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Karanga
Kimrima
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
shona
swahili
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
20th century
6th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
core1255
swah1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Swahili Speaking population
Shona and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Shona vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Swahili Language Codes
Shona and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
