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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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