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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Marathi and Shona Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Shona language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Shona Difficulty
The Marathi vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Shona Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Shona time required is 30 weeks.