Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Zimbabwe
National Language
India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- 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
Konkani Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Masikati
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Mangwanani
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Kokan
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Karanga
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Khandesh
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
marathe
shona
German Name
Marathi
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Shona people
Origin
10th century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Marathi
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
mara1378
core1255
Linguasphere
omr
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 Marathi 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 Marathi and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Shona Speaking population
Marathi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Shona on Marathi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Shona Language Codes
Marathi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.