Shona and Welsh
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Wales
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Not Available
Welsh Language Commissioner
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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
English Language
Derived From
Not Available
British Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Diolch
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Sut ydych chi?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Nos da
Good Evening
Manheru
Noswaith dda
Good Afternoon
Masikati
P'nawn da
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Bore da
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
os gwelwch yn dda
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Argentina
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Gwynedd
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Powys
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Cymraeg
French Name
shona
gallois
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Kymrisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Welsh people
Origin
20th century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Celtic
Early Forms
Not Available
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Standard Forms
Not Available
Welsh
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
core1255
wels1247
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
50-ABA
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Shona and Welsh 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 Welsh dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Welsh language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Welsh Dialects are spoken in different Welsh speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Welsh Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh , Y Wyndodeg. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Welsh Speaking population
Shona and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh 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 Welsh on Shona vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Welsh Language Codes
Shona and Welsh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Welsh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.