Shona and Yoruba
Countries
Zimbabwe
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Yoruba Academy
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 largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
e dupe
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Manheru
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Masikati
e kaasan
Good Morning
Mangwanani
e kaaro
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Jowo
I Love You
Ndinokuda
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
mo tọrọ gafara
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Zezuru
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
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Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Yariba, Yooba
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Yoruba people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Yorùbá
Signed Forms
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Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
yoru1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Shona and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Yoruba Speaking population
Shona and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba 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 Yoruba on Shona vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Yoruba Language Codes
Shona and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.