Shona and Polish
Countries
Zimbabwe
European Union, Poland
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Poland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
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Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
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.
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Alphabets in
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Polish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
dziękuję
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Jak się masz?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
dobranoc
Good Evening
Manheru
dobry wieczór
Good Afternoon
Masikati
dzień dobry
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Dzień dobry
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
proszę
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Przepraszam
I Love You
Ndinokuda
kocham Cię
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
przepraszam
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Kashubian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Poland
Dialect 2
Karanga
Masovian
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Poland
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Silesian
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Czech Republic, Poland
Native Name
chiShona
Polski
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Polnisch, Polski
French Name
shona
polonais
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Polnisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[ˈpɔlski]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Poles
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Slavic
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Polish and Middle Polish
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Polish
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
poli1260
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
53-AAA-cc
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Shona and Polish 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 Polish dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Polish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Polish Dialects are spoken in different Polish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Polish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Polish dialects include: Kashubian , Masovian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Polish Speaking population
Shona and Polish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Polish languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Polish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 %. 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 Polish on Shona vs Polish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Polish Language Codes
Shona and Polish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Polish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.