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Telugu and Shona


Shona and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
46   
34

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
Mhoro   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
Masikati   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
Mangwanani   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
bye   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
8.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
télougou   
shona   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 575   
20th century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Not Available   

Language Position
15   
14
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
sna   

ISO 639 3
tel   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Telugu 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 Telugu and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Shona Speaking population

Telugu and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Shona on Telugu vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Shona Language Codes

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

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