Countries
Zimbabwe
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
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Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Manheru
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Kokan
Dialect 2
Karanga
Varhadi
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Khandesh
Native Name
chiShona
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
shona
marathe
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Marathi people
Origin
20th century
10th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Marathi
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
mara1378
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Marathi Speaking population
Shona and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Shona vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Marathi Language Codes
Shona and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.