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Galician and Shona


Shona and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Galicia  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
Mhoro  

Thank You
Grazas  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
Boas noites  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
Masikati  

Good Morning
Bos días  
Mangwanani  

Please
Por favor  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
Adeus  
bye  

I Love You
Ámote  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Galego  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
galicien  
shona  

German Name
Galicisch  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Shona people  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
46  
99+
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
sna  

ISO 639 3
glg  
sna  

ISO 639 6
glg  
sna  

Glottocode
gali1258  
core1255  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Galician and Shona Speaking population

Galician and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % 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 Galician and Shona on Galician vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Shona Language Codes

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

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