Konkani and Shona
National Language
India
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
Govenment of Goa
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Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Waita zvako
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Manheru
Good Afternoon
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Masikati
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
Mangwanani
Please
Chike
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Maf kor
Ndineurombo
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Goa
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Not present
Karanga
Where They Speak
Not Available
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Not present
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Not Available
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
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Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
konkani
shona
German Name
Konkani
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
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Ethnicity
Konkanis
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Origin
1209 A.D.
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Kokani
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Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
sn
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
goan1235
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Konkani 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 Konkani and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Shona Speaking population
Konkani and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Shona on Konkani vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Shona Language Codes
Konkani and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.