Countries
Zimbabwe
Armenian Highland
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
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.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Greek
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Mhoro
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
Waita zvako
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
Manheru
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
կներեք (knerek’)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
Dialect 2
Karanga
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Not Applicable
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Not Applicable
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
shona
arménien
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Armenisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Armenians
Origin
20th century
late 5th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Not Available
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
arme1241
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
57-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Shona and Armenian 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 Armenian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Armenian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Armenian Dialects are spoken in different Armenian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Armenian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian , Western Armenian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Armenian Speaking population
Shona and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian 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 Armenian on Shona vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Armenian Language Codes
Shona and Armenian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Armenian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.