Countries
Zimbabwe
  
Galicia
  
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
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.
  
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
Mhoro
  
Ola
  
Thank You
Waita zvako
  
Grazas
  
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
  
Que tal estás?
  
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
  
Boas noites
  
Good Evening
Manheru
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Afternoon
Masikati
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Morning
Mangwanani
  
Bos días
  
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
  
Por favor
  
Sorry
Ndineurombo
  
Síntoo!
  
Bye
bye
  
Adeus
  
I Love You
Ndinokuda
  
Ámote
  
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
  
Perdoe!
  
Dialect 1
Hwesa
  
Eastern Galician
  
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
  
East Galicia
  
Dialect 2
Karanga
  
Central Galician
  
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
  
Central Galicia
  
Dialect 3
Zezuru
  
Western Galician
  
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
West Galicia
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.30 million
  
99+
2.40 million
  
99+
Native Name
Not Available
  
Galego
  
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
  
Galego, Gallego
  
French Name
shona
  
galicien
  
German Name
Schona-Sprache
  
Galicisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
20th century
  
c. 1175
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Not Available
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Not Available
  
Galician
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sn
  
gl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sna
  
glg
  
ISO 639 2/B
sna
  
glg
  
ISO 639 3
sna
  
glg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
core1255
  
gali1258
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
  
51-AAA-ab
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Shona and Galician 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 Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Galician language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Shona vs Galician Difficulty
The Shona vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.