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Shona vs Marwari


Marwari vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Rajastan, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Rajastan, India  

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  
Nepal, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Gujarati Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
46  
34
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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  
khammaghani  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
dhanyavaad  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Kikan ho sa?  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
shubh raatri  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Shubh Honjh  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Shubh Befar  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
Shubh Havar  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
kirpa  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
Maaf Karo  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
main tanne pyaar karoon  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
maaf karo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Jogi  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
India  

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Bagri  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
India  

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Dhundhari  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.21 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
14.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Not Available  
Marwari  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  

French Name
shona  
marvari  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Marwari  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Marwari or Marwadi  

History

Origin
20th century  
16  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Marwari  

Language Position
107  
99+
72  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
mwr  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
mwr  

ISO 639 3
sna  
mwr  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
raja1256  

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 Marwari Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Marwari language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Marwari language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Marwari language states that this language originated in 16. 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 Marwari Language History.

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

Shona vs Marwari Difficulty

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

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