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Slovene and Shona


Shona and Slovene


Countries

Countries
European Union, Slovenia   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Austria, Hungary, Italy   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
  • The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  
  • 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
Serbo-Croatian   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25   
7
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Hvala   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Kako se imate?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Lahko noč   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Dober večer   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Dober dan   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Dobro jutro   
Mangwanani   

Please
Prosim   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Oprostite   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Nasvidenje   
bye   

I Love You
Ljubim te   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Oprostite   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Prekmurje Slovene   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Hungary, Slovenia   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
80,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Resian   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Italy   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Styrian   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Slovenia   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
48   
31
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
2.50 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
Not available   
Not Available   

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

French Name
slovène   
shona   

German Name
Slowenisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Slovenes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
972-1093   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Slovene   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sl   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slv   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
slv   
sna   

ISO 639 3
slv   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
slov1268   
core1255   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-f   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Slovene and Shona Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Slovene and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Slovene and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Slovene are spoken in different Slovene Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Slovene vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Slovene dialects include: Prekmurje Slovene, Resian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Slovene and Shona Speaking population

Slovene and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovene and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Slovene and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovene language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Slovene and Shona on Slovene vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Slovene and Shona Language Codes

Slovene and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Slovene and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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