Hebrew and Shona
Countries
Israel
Zimbabwe
National Language
Israel
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Israel
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Poland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Aramaic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
שלום (Shalom)
Mhoro
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Masikati
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Mangwanani
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
Ndineurombo
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
bye
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Israel
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Karanga
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Israel
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Hebräisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people
Shona people
Origin
1000 BC
20th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hebr1246
core1255
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Shona Speaking population
Hebrew and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 % 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 Hebrew and Shona on Hebrew vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Shona Language Codes
Hebrew and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.