Countries
Philippines
Zimbabwe
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
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Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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
Tagalog Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Spanish Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2837
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2346
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Kumusta
Mhoro
Thank You
Salamat
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kumusta
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
magandang gabi
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
Masikati
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
Mangwanani
Please
Mangyaring
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
Ndineurombo
Bye
Paalam
bye
I Love You
Mahal kita
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Bikol
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Philippines
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
100,000,000.0011,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Karanga
Where They Speak
Philippines
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.001,100,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Waray
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Philippines
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.0016.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
84
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
90.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.74 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
45.00 million8.30 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
45.00 million16.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
filipino
chiShona
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
filipino; pilipino
shona
German Name
Pilipino
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Filipino people
Shona people
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
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Filipino
Standard Shona
Language Position
34107
1
120
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Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
sn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
fil
sna
ISO 639 2/B
fil
sna
ISO 639 3
fil
sna
ISO 639 6
fil
sna
Glottocode
fili1244
core1255
Linguasphere
No Data Available
99-AUT-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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