Countries
Zimbabwe
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
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Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Armenian
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Mhoro
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Waita zvako
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Manheru
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Greece
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Italy
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Mariupol
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Ukraine
Native Name
chiShona
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
shona
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
20th century
1500 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Hellenic
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
gree1276
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Shona and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Greek Speaking population
Shona and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Shona vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Greek Language Codes
Shona and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.