Countries
Zimbabwe
China, Mongolia
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
China, Mongolia
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
Regulated By
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Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
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.
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Turkish Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Hello
Mhoro
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
Thank You
Waita zvako
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
Good Evening
Manheru
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Хэрэв (Kherev)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
Bye
bye
Баяртай (Bayartai)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Khalkha Mongolian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Mongolia
Dialect 2
Karanga
Ordos Mongolian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Mongolia
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Khorchin Mongolian
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Mongolia
Native Name
chiShona
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Khalkha, Buryat, Oirat
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Mongolisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
Ethnicity
Shona people
Mongols
Origin
20th century
1224-1225
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Mongolic family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Mongolian
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Mongolian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
core1255
mong1331
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
part of 44-BAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Mongolian 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 Mongolian dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Mongolian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Mongolian Dialects are spoken in different Mongolian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Mongolian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Mongolian dialects include: Khalkha Mongolian , Ordos Mongolian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Mongolian Speaking population
Shona and Mongolian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Mongolian languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Mongolian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mongolian language is 0.14 %. 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 Mongolian on Shona vs Mongolian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Mongolian Language Codes
Shona and Mongolian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Mongolian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.