Shona and Cebuano
Countries
Zimbabwe
Philippines
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
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Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Salamat
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Manheru
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Maayong Buntag
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Palihug
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Ikasubo ko
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Ekskyus mi
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Bohol
Dialect 2
Karanga
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Zezuru
North Kana
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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Visayan
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
shona
cebuano
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Cebuano
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Cebuano people
Origin
20th century
16th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
No data Available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
cebu1242
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Cebuano 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 Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Cebuano Speaking population
Shona and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Shona vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Cebuano Language Codes
Shona and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.