Cebuano and Shona
Countries
Philippines
Zimbabwe
National Language
Philippines
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Salamat
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Masikati
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Mangwanani
Please
Palihug
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Bohol
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Karanga
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
North Kana
Zezuru
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Visayan
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Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
cebuano
shona
German Name
Cebuano
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Cebuano people
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Origin
16th century
20th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
cebu1242
core1255
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Shona Speaking population
Cebuano and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Shona on Cebuano vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Shona Language Codes
Cebuano and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.