Shona and Bulgarian
Countries
Zimbabwe
Bulgaria, European Union
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Bulgaria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Institute for the Bulgarian language
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 only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Macedonian language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Mhoro
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
Thank You
Waita zvako
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Как си? (Kak si?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
Good Evening
Manheru
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Моля (Molja)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
Bye
bye
Довиждане (Doviždane)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Обичам те (Običam te)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Bulgaria
Dialect 2
Karanga
Panagyurishte
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Bulgaria
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Bulgaria
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
български (bãlgarski)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Balgarski
French Name
shona
bulgare
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Bulgarisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
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Origin
20th century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Slavic
Early Forms
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Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
Standard Forms
Not Available
Standard Bulgarian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Bulgarian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
buls
Glottocode
core1255
bulg1262
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
53-AAA-hb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Shona and Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Bulgarian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Bulgarian Dialects are spoken in different Bulgarian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Bulgarian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Bulgarian dialects include: Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo , Panagyurishte. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Bulgarian Speaking population
Shona and Bulgarian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Bulgarian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Bulgarian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian on Shona vs Bulgarian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Bulgarian Language Codes
Shona and Bulgarian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Bulgarian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.