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Shona vs Somali


Somali vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Somalia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

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.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Hello   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
sorry   

Bye
bye   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
shona   
somali   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Somalis   

History

Origin
20th century   
19th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Cushitic   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Somali   

Language Position
107   
99+
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
som   

ISO 639 3
sna   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Shona and Somali Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Somali language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Somali language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Somali Language History.

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

Shona vs Somali Difficulty

The Shona vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Somali 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 Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.

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