Countries
Armenian Highland
Zimbabwe
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
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Interesting Facts
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
- 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
Greek
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Armenian manuscript
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
Mhoro
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Masikati
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Mangwanani
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
Karanga
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Eastern Armenian
Zezuru
Where They Speak
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central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
arménien
shona
German Name
Armenisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Armenians
Shona people
Origin
late 5th century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Signed Armenian
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
arme1241
core1255
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
99-AUT-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Armenian 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 Armenian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Armenian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Armenian are spoken in different Armenian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Armenian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Armenian and Shona Speaking population
Armenian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 % 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 Armenian and Shona on Armenian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Armenian and Shona Language Codes
Armenian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Armenian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.