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Shona and Albanian


Albanian and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
46  
34
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
Manheru  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
mirëmengjes  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
Me fal  

Bye
bye  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
1,100,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
16.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
chiShona  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Shqip  

French Name
shona  
albanais  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Shona people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
20th century  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Standard Shona  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
107  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Shona  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
alb  

ISO 639 3
sna  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
sna  
sqi  

Glottocode
core1255  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Shona and Albanian Speaking population

Shona and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Shona vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Albanian Language Codes

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

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