Countries
Zimbabwe
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
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Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
German and English Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
dankjewel
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
goede Nacht
Good Evening
Manheru
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
Masikati
goedemiddag
Good Morning
Mangwanani
goedemorgen
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
alsjeblieft
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
pardon
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Karanga
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Limburgian
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
chiShona
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
shona
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Dutch people
Origin
20th century
AD 450-500
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
mode1257
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Shona and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Dutch Speaking population
Shona and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch 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 Dutch on Shona vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Dutch Language Codes
Shona and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.