Ilocano and Shona
Countries
Philippines
Zimbabwe
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
Not Available
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
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
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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
Not available
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Agpakawanak
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Philippines
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Philippines
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Not present
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Not present
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
ilokano
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Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
ilocano
shona
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Ilocano people
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Origin
18th Century
20th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
Not Available
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
sn
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
ilok1237
core1255
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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.