Shona and Maithili
Countries
Zimbabwe
India, Nepal
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Thank You
Waita zvako
dhanyabad
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Śubharātri
Good Evening
Manheru
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
Masikati
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Suprabhaat
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
kripaya
Sorry
Ndineurombo
maf karai
I Love You
Ndinokuda
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
kripaya
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Nepal
Dialect 2
Karanga
Madhubani
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
North India
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Deoghar, France
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
shona
maithili
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Maithili
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Maithil
Origin
20th century
14th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
mait1250
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Maithili Speaking population
Shona and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Shona vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Maithili Language Codes
Shona and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.