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Shona vs Welsh


Welsh vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Wales   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
English Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
46   
34
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Helô   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Diolch   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Nos da   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Bore da   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
bye   
Hwyl   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Gwynedd   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

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

French Name
shona   
gallois   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
20th century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Celtic   

Branch
Bantu   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Welsh   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
wel   

ISO 639 3
sna   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Shona and Welsh Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Welsh language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Welsh language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th 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 Welsh Language History.

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

Shona vs Welsh Difficulty

The Shona vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.

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