Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Zimbabwe
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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
Norwegian and Swedish
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
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Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Mange tak
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
God nat
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
God aften
Manheru
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
Masikati
Good Morning
God morgen
Mangwanani
Please
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Undskyld!
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Sweden
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Karanga
Where They Speak
Denmark
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
dansk
Not Available
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Dänisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
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Origin
c. 1100 AD
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Not Available
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Not Available
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
dani1284
core1255
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Danish 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 Danish and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Shona Speaking population
Danish and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available 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 Danish and Shona on Danish vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Shona Language Codes
Danish and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.