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Shona vs Shona


Shona vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Mangwanani   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
shona   
shona   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
20th century   
20th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Bantu   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Language Position
107   
99+
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
sna   

ISO 639 3
sna   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
core1255   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
99-AUT-a   

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 Shona Language History

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

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

Shona vs Shona Difficulty

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

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