Shona and Igbo
Countries
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
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Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
dalụ
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Manheru
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Masikati
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Mangwanani
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Biko
I Love You
Ndinokuda
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Zezuru
Not present
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
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igbo
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Ibo
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
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[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
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Igbo people
Origin
20th century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
nucl1417
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Shona and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Igbo Speaking population
Shona and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Shona vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Igbo Language Codes
Shona and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.