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Shona and Korean


Korean and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
North Korea, South Korea  

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  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
The National Institute of the Korean 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.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
21  
18

How Many Consonants
46  
34
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Manheru  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
bye  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
1,100,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
16.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
chiShona  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
shona  
coréen  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Shona people  
Koreans  

History

Origin
20th century  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Standard Shona  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
107  
99+
12  
11

Signed Forms
Signed Shona  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
kor  

ISO 639 3
sna  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
sna  
kor  

Glottocode
core1255  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Shona and Korean Speaking population

Shona and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Shona vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Korean Language Codes

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

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