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Ilocano and Shona


Shona and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
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
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
46  
34

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Mhoro  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Masikati  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Mangwanani  

Please
mangngegda  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
Pakada  
bye  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Not present  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
ilokano  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
ilocano  
shona  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Shona people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
20th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
94  
99+
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
sna  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
sna  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
sna  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
core1255  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Ilocano and Shona Speaking population

Ilocano and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Shona on Ilocano vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Shona Language Codes

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

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