Countries
Zimbabwe
  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  
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
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Hwesa
  
Ancash
  
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Karanga
  
Huánuco
  
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Zezuru
  
Yaru
  
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
8.90 million
  
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
  
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Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Quechua
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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Glottocode
core1255
  
quec1387
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
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.