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Shona and Ilocano


Ilocano and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino 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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
37  
19
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
46  
34
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
bye  
Pakada  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,100,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Not present  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
16.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
chiShona  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
shona  
ilocano  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Shona people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
20th century  
18th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Shona  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
107  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Shona  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
sna  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
sna  
ilo  

Glottocode
core1255  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Shona and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Shona and Ilocano Speaking population

Shona and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Shona vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Ilocano Language Codes

Shona and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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