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)
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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
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Karanga
Where They Speak
Denmark
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
dansk
chiShona
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Dänisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Shona people
Origin
c. 1100 AD
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
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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Danish 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 Danish and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Shona language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Danish vs Shona Difficulty
The Danish vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish 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 Danish and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Shona time required is 30 weeks.