Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Zimbabwe
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
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
I Love You
T'estimo
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Valencian
Karanga
Where They Speak
Spain
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Spain
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
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
Origin
c. 1028
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1289
core1255
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Catalan and Shona Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Shona language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Shona Difficulty
The Catalan vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Shona Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Shona time required is 30 weeks.