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Shona vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
46   
34
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Not available   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
bye   
Pakada   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Not present   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
shona   
ilocano   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
20th century   
18th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
107   
99+
94   
99+

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   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
sna   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
31-CBA-a   

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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Ilocano language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Shona vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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