Thai and Shona
Countries
Thailand
Zimbabwe
National Language
Thailand
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Lao Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Khmer Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Mhoro
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Masikati
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Mangwanani
Please
โปรด (Pord)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Isan
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Karanga
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
ภาษาไทย
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Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Thailändisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
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Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
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Origin
1283 CE
20th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Thai
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Standard Forms
Thai
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Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
thai1261
core1255
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Thai 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 Thai and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Thai and Shona Speaking population
Thai and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % 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 Thai and Shona on Thai vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Thai and Shona Language Codes
Thai and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.