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Madurese and Shona


Shona and Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • 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 and Javanese Languages  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Mhoro  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
Masikati  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
Mangwanani  

Please
tolong  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
Pamit  
bye  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Madurese  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
madourais  
shona  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Shona people  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
20th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
69  
99+
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
sna  

ISO 639 3
mad  
sna  

ISO 639 6
-  
sna  

Glottocode
madu1247  
core1255  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Madurese 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 Madurese and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Madurese and Shona Speaking population

Madurese and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Shona on Madurese vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Shona Language Codes

Madurese and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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