Shona and Oromo
Countries
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Somali Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Manheru
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Maaloo
Sorry
Ndineurombo
naa dhiisi
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Maaloo na dabarsi
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Kenya
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Kenya
Native Name
chiShona
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[ɔrɔmɔ]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Oromos
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Oromo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
core1255
nucl1736
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 Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Oromo Speaking population
Shona and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Shona vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Oromo Language Codes
Shona and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.