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Shona vs Danish


Danish vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
20   
17

How Many Consonants
46   
34
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Hallo   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Mange tak   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
God nat   

Good Evening
Manheru   
God aften   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
God eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
God morgen   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Please   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Undskyld!   

Bye
bye   
Farvel   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Jeg elsker dig   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Undskyld mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Scanian   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Sweden   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Jutlandic   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Denmark   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Bornholmsk   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Island of Bornholm   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
5.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
dansk   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Dansk, Rigsdansk   

French Name
shona   
danois   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Dänisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Danish people or Danes   

History

Origin
20th century   
c. 1100 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Rigsdansk   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Danish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
da   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
dan   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
dan   

ISO 639 3
sna   
dan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
dani1284   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Shona and Danish Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Danish language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. 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 Danish Language History.

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

Shona vs Danish Difficulty

The Shona vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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