Countries
Zimbabwe
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
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
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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
Alphabets in
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Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Ndinokuda
unë e dua ju
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Më falni
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Dialect 2
Karanga
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Arbëresh
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Italy
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
Origin
20th century
1462 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Albanian
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Standard Albanian
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
alba1267
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
55-AAA-aaa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
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.
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.