Shona and Ilocano
Countries
Zimbabwe
Philippines
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
Not Available
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
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
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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
Not available
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Agpakawanak
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Maawan-dayawen
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Philippines
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Zezuru
Not present
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Not present
Native Name
Not Available
ilokano
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
shona
ilocano
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
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Ilocano people
Origin
20th century
18th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
ilok1237
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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.