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Shona vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
Not Available   
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
46   
34
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
Manheru   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
bye   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Caribbean Hindustani   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Fiji Hindi   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
40.00 million   
24

Native Name
Not Available   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
shona   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
20th century   
19th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
107   
99+
37   
29

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
bho   

ISO 639 3
sna   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Shona and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Bhojpuri language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Bhojpuri Language History.

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Shona and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Bhojpuri language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Shona vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

The Shona vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.

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