Shona and Madurese
Countries
Zimbabwe
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Alphabets in
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Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Thank You
Waita zvako
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Manheru
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Sugeng énjing
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
tolong
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Indonesia
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Indonesia
Native Name
chiShona
Madurese
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
shona
madourais
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Madurese
Origin
20th century
8th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Madurese
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
No data Available
Glottocode
core1255
madu1247
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Madurese Speaking population
Shona and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Shona vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Madurese Language Codes
Shona and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.