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Shona and Swedish


Swedish and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Sweden   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Finland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Antartica, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council   

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.
  
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Norwegian and Danish Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
Not Available   
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
46   
34
18   
8

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   
hej   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
tacka dig   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
hur mår du   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
godnatt   

Good Evening
Manheru   
god kväll   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
god eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
god morgon   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
vänligen   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
ledsen   

Bye
bye   
hej då   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
jag älskar dig   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
ursäkta mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Gabon   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
78,000,000.00   
6

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Georgia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
78,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
96,000,000.00   
1

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
79   
33

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
15.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
8.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Not Available   
Svenska   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Ruotsi, Svenska   

French Name
shona   
suédois   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Schwedisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Swedes, Finland Swedes   

History

Origin
20th century   
13th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Germanic   

Branch
Bantu   
Northern (Scandinavian)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Swedish   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Standard Swedish   

Language Position
107   
99+
89   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
sv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
swe   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
swe   

ISO 639 3
sna   
swe   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
swed1254   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
52-AAA-ck to -cw   

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

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Shona and Swedish Speaking population

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

Shona and Swedish Language Codes

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

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