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Shona vs Thai


Thai vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
32   
21

How Many Consonants
46   
34
44   
33

Scripts
Latin   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
Manheru   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
bye   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
Not Available   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
shona   
thaï   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
20th century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Tai   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Thai   

Language Position
107   
99+
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
tha   

ISO 639 3
sna   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Shona and Thai Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Thai language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. 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 Thai Language History.

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

Shona vs Thai Difficulty

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

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