Countries
Zimbabwe
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Not Available
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
Gràcies
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Bona nit
Good Evening
Manheru
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Bon dia
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Sisplau
I Love You
Ndinokuda
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Valencian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
català
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
shona
catalan; valencien
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Not Available
Catalan people
Origin
20th century
c. 1028
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Not Available
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
stan1289
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Shona and Catalan 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 Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Catalan language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Shona vs Catalan Difficulty
The Shona vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Catalan 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 Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.