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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
-  
-  

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
Aymara and Guarani Languages  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

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
jamuspa  
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  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Huánuco  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Peru  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
190,000.00  
99+
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Yaru  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Peru  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
16.00  
99+

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+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Qhichwa  
chiShona  

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

French Name
quechua  
shona  

German Name
Quechua-Sprache  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Quechua  
Shona people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
20th century  

Language Family
Quechumaran Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Quechua  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
23  
21
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Quechua  
Signed Shona  

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
que  
sna  

Glottocode
quec1387  
core1255  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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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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