Countries
Zimbabwe
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
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Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Alphabets in
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Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
obrigado
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Como você está?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
boa noite
Good Evening
Manheru
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Masikati
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Mangwanani
bom Dia
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Por Favor
Sorry
Ndineurombo
pesaroso
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Brazil
Dialect 2
Karanga
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Portugal
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Daman and Diu
Native Name
chiShona
Português
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Português
French Name
shona
portugais
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
20th century
3rd Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
port1283
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Portuguese Speaking population
Shona and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Shona vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Portuguese Language Codes
Shona and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.