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Shona vs Korean


Korean vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
North Korea, South Korea   

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   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
The National Institute of the Korean 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.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
21   
18

How Many Consonants
46   
34
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Hangul   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
Manheru   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
bye   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
China, North Korea   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
77.00 million   
12

Native Name
Not Available   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
shona   
coréen   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Koreans   

History

Origin
20th century   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   

Language Position
107   
99+
12   
11

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
kor   

ISO 639 3
sna   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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Shona and Korean Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Korean language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Korean language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st 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 Korean Language History.

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

Shona vs Korean Difficulty

The Shona vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Korean 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 Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.

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