Shona and Assamese
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
Not Available
Asam Sahitya Sabha
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.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
subhoraattri
Good Evening
Manheru
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
Masikati
subha abeli
Good Morning
Mangwanani
suprobhaat
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
anugroha kori
Sorry
Ndineurombo
moi ḍukkhita
I Love You
Ndinokuda
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
kyoma koribo
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Western Assam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Western Assam
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Assam
Native Name
Not Available
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
shona
assamais
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Assamese people
Origin
20th century
7th century A.D
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Not Available
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Not Available
Assamese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
assa1263
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
59-AAF-w
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Shona and Assamese 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 Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Assamese Speaking population
Shona and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Shona vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Assamese Language Codes
Shona and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.