Indonesian and Shona
Countries
Indonesia
Zimbabwe
National Language
Indonesia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Terima kasih
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
Masikati
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
Mangwanani
Please
mohon Untuk
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Permisi
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Balinese
Karanga
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
chiShona
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
indonésien
shona
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Indonesians
Shona people
Origin
7th Century
20th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Malay
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
indo1316
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Shona Speaking population
Indonesian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Shona on Indonesian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Shona Language Codes
Indonesian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.