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Zulu and Shona


Shona and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
50   
35
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
unjani   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Masikati   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Mangwanani   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Not Available   

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

French Name
zoulou   
shona   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19   
20th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Beatu   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Not Available   

Language Position
87   
99+
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
sna   

ISO 639 3
zul   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
core1255   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Zulu and Shona Speaking population

Zulu and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Shona on Zulu vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Shona Language Codes

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

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