Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Zimbabwe
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
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
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- 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
Chinese and Japanese languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Mhoro
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Masikati
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Mangwanani
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
South Korea
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Karanga
Where They Speak
South Korea
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Zezuru
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Koreanisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Shona people
Origin
Before 1st century
20th century
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kore1280
core1255
Linguasphere
45-AAA
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Korean 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 Korean and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Shona Speaking population
Korean and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % 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 Korean and Shona on Korean vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Shona Language Codes
Korean and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.