Shona and Sindhi
Countries
Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan, Sindh
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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National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
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.
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Gujarati
Derived From
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Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
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Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Devanagari
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Mhoro
Assalam O Alaikum
Thank You
Waita zvako
Meharbani
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kehra haal aahin
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
tava kia aayo
Good Evening
Manheru
Sham Jo Salam
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Assalam o Alaikum
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Subho Bakhair
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Mehrbani
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Moon khe afsos aahe
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Maaf Kajo
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Upper Sindh
Dialect 2
Karanga
Vicholi
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Central Sindh
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Lower Sindh
Native Name
chiShona
سنڌي
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Sindhi
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Sindhi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[sɪndi]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Sindhi people
Origin
20th century
711 A.D
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Sindhi
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Signed Sindhi
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
sind1272
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Sindhi 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 Sindhi dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Sindhi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Sindhi Dialects are spoken in different Sindhi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Sindhi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki , Vicholi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Sindhi Speaking population
Shona and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Shona vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Sindhi Language Codes
Shona and Sindhi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Sindhi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.