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Shona and Sindhi


Sindhi and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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
-  
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
-  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
37  
19
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
46  
34
42  
31

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  

Bye
bye  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Upper Sindh  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
25,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Central Sindh  

How Many People Speak
1,100,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
23

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Lari  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
16.00  
99+
25.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.39 %  
36

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
chiShona  
سنڌي  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Sindhi  

French Name
shona  
sindhi  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]  
[sɪndi]  

Ethnicity
Shona people  
Sindhi people  

History

Origin
20th century  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Bantu  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona  
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  

Standard Forms
Standard Shona  
Sindhi  

Language Position
107  
99+
50  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Shona  
Signed Sindhi  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
snd  

ISO 639 3
sna  
snd  

ISO 639 6
sna  
snd  

Glottocode
core1255  
sind1272  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
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.

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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.

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