Shona and Indonesian
Countries
Zimbabwe
Indonesia
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
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Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Malay language
Derived From
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Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
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Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Thank You
Waita zvako
Terima kasih
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Apa kabar?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Manheru
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Selamat Pagi
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
mohon Untuk
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Aku cinta kamu
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Permisi
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Karanga
Balinese
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Indonesia, Malaysia
Native Name
chiShona
Bahasa Melayu
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
shona
indonésien
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Indonesians
Origin
20th century
7th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Malay
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Indonesian
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
indo1316
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Shona and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Indonesian Speaking population
Shona and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Shona vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Indonesian Language Codes
Shona and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.