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Shona vs Quechua


Quechua vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
South America   

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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Rimaykullayki   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Solpayki   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Allillanchu   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Allin tuta   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Wuynas nuchis   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Wuynas tardis   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Wuynus diyas   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Not Available   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Pampachaykuway   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Kuyayki   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Pampachaway   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Ancash   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
920,000.00   
29

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Huánuco   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
190,000.00   
33

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Yaru   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
150,000.00   
25

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
8.90 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
Qhichwa   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
North La Paz Quechua   

French Name
shona   
quechua   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Quechua-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Quechua   

History

Origin
20th century   
16th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Quechumaran Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Andean Equatorial   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Quechua   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
qu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
que   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
que   

ISO 639 3
sna   
que   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
quec1387   

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   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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Shona and Quechua Language History

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

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

Shona vs Quechua Difficulty

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

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