Welsh and Shona
National Language
Wales
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
Argentina, United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
English Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
British Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Diolch
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Nos da
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
Manheru
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
Masikati
Good Morning
Bore da
Mangwanani
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Argentina
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Karanga
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Powys
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
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Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
gallois
shona
German Name
Kymrisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
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Ethnicity
Welsh people
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Origin
9th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
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Standard Forms
Welsh
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Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
wels1247
core1255
Linguasphere
50-ABA
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Welsh 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 Welsh and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Shona Speaking population
Welsh and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh 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 Welsh and Shona on Welsh vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Shona Language Codes
Welsh and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.