Shona native speakers vs Bengali native speakers
How many people speak Shona and Bengali languages tells about Shona native speakers vs Bengali native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 8.30 million people speak Shona as native language while 196.00 million people speak Bengali as native language. You can also go to Shona vs Bengali Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Shona and Bengali language. In some regions, Shona and Bengali languages are used as second language. There are 16.00 million speakers who use Shona as second language and 19.00 million speakers who use Bengali as second language.
Native Names of Shona and Bengali
Native names are used in the Shona and Bengali Speaking Countries. Both Shona and Bengali languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Shona and Bengali you will get to know the native names of Shona and Bengali languages. The native name of Shona is chiShona and native name of Bengali is বাংলা (baɛṅlā). The alternative names of Shona and Bengali languages are as follows:
- Shona alternative names are: Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
- Bengali alternative names are: Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
The French name of Shona is shona whereas German name of Shona is Schona-Sprache. The German name of Bengali is Bengali whereas French name of Bengali is shona.