Shona and Japanese
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Palau
Regulated By
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Korean Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Mhoro
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Waita zvako
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Manheru
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Kagawa
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Fukuoka
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
kansai
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Nihongo
French Name
shona
japonais
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Japanese
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
nucl1643
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Shona and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Japanese Speaking population
Shona and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Shona vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Japanese Language Codes
Shona and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.