Countries
Zimbabwe
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
obrigado
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Como você está?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
boa noite
Good Evening
Manheru
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Masikati
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Mangwanani
bom Dia
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Por Favor
Sorry
Ndineurombo
pesaroso
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Português
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Português
French Name
shona
portugais
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
20th century
3rd Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Not Available
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
port1283
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Shona and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Portuguese language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Shona vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Shona vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.