Shona and Slovene
Countries
Zimbabwe
European Union, Slovenia
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Austria, Hungary, Italy
Regulated By
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Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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 Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Serbo-Croatian
Alphabets in
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Slovene-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
Hvala
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kako se imate?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Lahko noč
Good Evening
Manheru
Dober večer
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Dober dan
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Dobro jutro
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Prosim
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Oprostite
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ljubim te
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Prekmurje Slovene
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Hungary, Slovenia
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Italy
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Slovenia
Native Name
chiShona
Slovenščina
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Slovenian, Slovenscina
French Name
shona
slovène
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Slowenisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Slovenes
Origin
20th century
972-1093
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Slovene
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Slovene Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
slov1268
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
53-AAA-f
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Shona and Slovene 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 Slovene dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Slovene language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Slovene Dialects are spoken in different Slovene speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Slovene Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Slovene dialects include: Prekmurje Slovene , Resian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Slovene Speaking population
Shona and Slovene speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Slovene languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Slovene Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovene language is 0.03 %. 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 Slovene on Shona vs Slovene where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Slovene Language Codes
Shona and Slovene language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Slovene Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.