Bulgarian and Shona
Countries
Bulgaria, European Union
Zimbabwe
National Language
Bulgaria
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institute for the Bulgarian language
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Interesting Facts
- The only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
- 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
Macedonian language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
Mhoro
Thank You
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Как си? (Kak si?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
Masikati
Good Morning
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Mangwanani
Please
Моля (Molja)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
Ndineurombo
Bye
Довиждане (Doviždane)
bye
I Love You
Обичам те (Običam te)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Bulgaria
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Panagyurishte
Karanga
Where They Speak
Bulgaria
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Bulgaria
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
български (bãlgarski)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Balgarski
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
bulgare
shona
German Name
Bulgarisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈbɤɫɡɐrski]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Bulgarian people
Shona people
Origin
9th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Slavic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Standard Bulgarian
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Bulgarian Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
bulg1262
core1255
Linguasphere
53-AAA-hb
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Bulgarian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bulgarian are spoken in different Bulgarian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bulgarian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bulgarian dialects include: Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo, Panagyurishte. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bulgarian and Shona Speaking population
Bulgarian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bulgarian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Bulgarian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bulgarian language is 0.21 % 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 Bulgarian and Shona on Bulgarian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bulgarian and Shona Language Codes
Bulgarian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bulgarian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.