Shona and Tagalog
Countries
Zimbabwe
Philippines
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Not Available
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Salamat po
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
Manheru
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Magandang umaga po
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
pakiusap
Sorry
Ndineurombo
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
Karanga
Bisalog
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Philippines
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Filipino
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Philippines
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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Tagalog
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
shona
tagalog
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Tagalog
Pronunciation
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[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
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Tagalog people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
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Filipino
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
taga1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Tagalog 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 Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Tagalog Speaking population
Shona and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Shona vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Tagalog Language Codes
Shona and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.