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Shona vs Madurese


Madurese vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

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   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
46   
34
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Halo   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Not Available   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
bye   
Not Available   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
110,000.00   
40

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Bawean   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Indonesia   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Bangkalan   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.23 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
Not Available   
Madurese   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   

French Name
shona   
madourais   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Maduresisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Madurese   

History

Origin
20th century   
Not Available   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indonesian   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Madurese   

Language Position
107   
99+
69   
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   
mad   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
mad   

ISO 639 3
sna   
mad   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
madu1247   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

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 Madurese Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Madurese language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available. 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 Madurese Language History.

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

Shona vs Madurese Difficulty

The Shona vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Madurese 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 Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.

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