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Shona vs Amharic


Amharic vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Ethiopia   

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   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Amharic-1.jpg#200   

Alphabets
Not Available   
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
46   
34
31   
21

Scripts
Latin   
Ethiopic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Selam   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
amesege'nallo'   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Dehina newot?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Dehna dur   

Good Evening
Manheru   
melkam meshe't   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
i'ndemin walu   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
i'ndemin adäru   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
i'bakwon   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
aznallehu   

Bye
bye   
tschao   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
afekirishalehu   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
yiqirta   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Gondar   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Ethiopia   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Showa   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Ethiopia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.00 million   
23

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   

French Name
shona   
amharique   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Amharas   

History

Origin
20th century   
13th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Semitic   

Branch
Bantu   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Amharic   

Language Position
107   
99+
55   
40

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
am   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
amh   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
amh   

ISO 639 3
sna   
amh   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Shona and Amharic Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Amharic language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Amharic language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Shona and Amharic Language History.

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Shona and Amharic Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Shona and Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Amharic language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Shona vs Amharic Difficulty

The Shona vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Amharic Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Shona and Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.

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