Shona and Latvian
Countries
Zimbabwe
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Lithuanian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
Paldies
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
Manheru
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Labdien
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Labrīt
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
lūdzu
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Piedodiet!
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Piedodiet!
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Latvia
Dialect 2
Karanga
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Latvia
Dialect 3
Zezuru
High Latvian
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
France, Latvia
Native Name
chiShona
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Lettish
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Baltic
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Latvian
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
core1255
latv1249
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Shona and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Latvian Speaking population
Shona and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Shona vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Latvian Language Codes
Shona and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.