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Shona vs Galician


Galician vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
46   
34
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

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!   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
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   

History

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
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Shona and Galician Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Galician language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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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.

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