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Quechua and Shona


Shona and Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
South America   
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
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
26   
16
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Solpayki   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Allillanchu   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Allin tuta   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas   
Mangwanani   

Please
Not Available   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Pampachaykuway   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
Kuyayki   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Pampachaway   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
920,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Huánuco   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Peru   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
190,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Yaru   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Peru   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

How Many People Speak
150,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.90 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
Qhichwa   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
quechua   
shona   

German Name
Quechua-Sprache   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Quechua   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16th Century   
20th century   

Language Family
Quechumaran Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Quechua   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
qu   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
que   
sna   

ISO 639 3
que   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
quec1387   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Quechua and Shona Speaking population

Quechua and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % 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 Quechua and Shona on Quechua vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Quechua and Shona Language Codes

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

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