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Catalan and Shona


Shona and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Mhoro  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Masikati  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Mangwanani  

Please
Sisplau  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
Adéu  
bye  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Spain  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Spain  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
català  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
shona  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Shona people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
32  
30
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
sna  

ISO 639 3
cat  
sna  

ISO 639 6
cat  
sna  

Glottocode
stan1289  
core1255  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Catalan and Shona Speaking population

Catalan and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Shona on Catalan vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Shona Language Codes

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

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