Home
Languagevs


Czech and Shona


Shona and Czech


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Czech Republic  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Austria, Croatia, Germany, Slovakia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institute of the Czech Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Czech language was known as Bohemian as early at 19th century.
  • In czech language, there are many words that do not contain vowels.
  
  • 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
Polish, Slovak and Sorbian  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Czech-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
42  
22
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
ahoj  
Mhoro  

Thank You
děkuji  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
Jak se máš?  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
dobrou noc  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
dobrý večer  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
dobré odpoledne  
Masikati  

Good Morning
dobré ráno  
Mangwanani  

Please
prosím  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
litovat  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
sbohem  
bye  

I Love You
Miluji tě  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
promiňte  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chod  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Chodsko, Bohemia  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Lach  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Czech Silesia, Hlucin, Northeast Moravia  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
10,500,000.00  
36
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Moravian  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Czech Silesia, Moravia, Slovakia  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
108,000.00  
99+
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
čeština / český jazyk  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Bohemian, Cestina  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
tchèque  
shona  

German Name
Tschechisch  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈtʃɛʃkɪ]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Czechs  
Shona people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Western  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Czech, Old Czech  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Standard Czech  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
73  
99+
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Czech Sign Language  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cs  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ces  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
cze  
sna  

ISO 639 3
ces  
sna  

ISO 639 6
ces  
sna  

Glottocode
czec1258  
core1255  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-da  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Best Languages to Learn

Czech and Shona Speaking population

Czech and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Czech and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Czech and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Czech language is 0.15 % 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 Czech and Shona on Czech vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Czech and Shona Language Codes

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

Best Languages to Learn

Best Languages to Learn

» More Best Languages to Learn

Compare Best Languages to Learn

» More Compare Best Languages to Learn