Hindi and Shona
Countries
Fiji, India
Zimbabwe
National Language
India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
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Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
Urdu
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Mhoro
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Masikati
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Mangwanani
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Marwari
Karanga
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
हिन्दी
chiShona
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Hindi
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Shona people
Origin
7th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hind1269
core1255
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Hindi 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 Hindi and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Hindi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hindi are spoken in different Hindi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hindi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hindi dialects include: Khariboli, Marwari. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hindi and Shona Speaking population
Hindi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Shona on Hindi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hindi and Shona Language Codes
Hindi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hindi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.