Countries
Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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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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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Dagbani Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
3726
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
58
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4616
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Mhoro
Kia ora
Thank You
Waita zvako
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Manheru
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Kia ora
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Ne y yibeogo
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
gafare
Sorry
Ndineurombo
gafare
Bye
bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Karanga
Saremde
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
1,100,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Zezuru
Taolende
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
16.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
48
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
25.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.13 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.30 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
16.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
chiShona
Mosse
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
shona
moré
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Mossi
Origin
20th century
11th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Western Sudanic
Branch
Bantu
Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Mossi
Language Position
10737
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
sna
mos
ISO 639 2/B
sna
mos
ISO 639 3
sna
mos
ISO 639 6
sna
mos
Glottocode
core1255
moss1236
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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