Shona and Afrikaans
Countries
Zimbabwe
South Africa
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
Dankie
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
goeie nag
Good Evening
Manheru
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Mangwanani
goeie more
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
asseblief
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Cape Dutch
French Name
shona
afrikaans
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Afrikaners
Origin
20th century
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Early Forms
Not Available
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Not Available
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
core1255
afri1274
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Shona and Afrikaans 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 Shona and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Afrikaans Speaking population
Shona and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Shona and Afrikaans on Shona vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Afrikaans Language Codes
Shona and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.