Madurese and Shona
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Zimbabwe
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
Not Available
Not Available
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
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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
Not Available
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Indonesia
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Indonesia
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Madurese
Not Available
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
madourais
shona
German Name
Maduresisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Madurese
Not Available
Origin
Not Available
20th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
Not Available
Standard Forms
Madurese
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
sn
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
madu1247
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.