Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Zimbabwe
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
grazie
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Come stai?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
buonanotte
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
buonasera
Manheru
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
Masikati
Good Morning
buongiorno
Mangwanani
Please
Per Favore
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
scusate
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Ti amo
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Scusami
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Lazio
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Karanga
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Italiano
chiShona
Alternative Names
Italiano
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
italien
shona
German Name
Italienisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Italians
Shona people
Origin
960 BC
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Italian
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
ital1282
core1255
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Italian 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 Italian and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Italian and Shona Speaking population
Italian and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Shona on Italian vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Italian and Shona Language Codes
Italian and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.