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Spanish and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
46  
1

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española  

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.
  
  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
46  
34
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
hola  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
Gracias  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Cómo estás?  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
Buenas Noches  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Bonne soirée  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Buenas Tardes  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
Buenos Días  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
triste  

Bye
bye  
adiós  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
Te Quiero  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Discúlpeme  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Mexican Spanish  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Mexico  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
105,000,000.00  
6

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Cuban Spanish  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Cuba  

How Many People Speak
1,100,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Puerto Rican Spanish  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Puerto Rico  

How Many People Speak
16.00  
99+
3,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
489.00 million  
3

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
6.15 %  
3

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
410.00 million  
2

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
89.50 million  
9

Native Name
chiShona  
Español  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Castellano, Castilian, Español  

French Name
shona  
espagnol; castillan  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Spanisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]  

Ethnicity
Shona people  
Spanish people  

History

Origin
20th century  
210 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Romance  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona  
Old Spanish and Spanish  

Standard Forms
Standard Shona  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish  

Language Position
107  
99+
2  
2

Signed Forms
Signed Shona  
Signed Spanish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
es  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
spa  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
spa  

ISO 639 3
sna  
spa  

ISO 639 6
sna  
spa  

Glottocode
core1255  
stan1288  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
51-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Shona and Spanish 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 Spanish dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Spanish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Spanish Dialects are spoken in different Spanish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Spanish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Spanish dialects include: Mexican Spanish , Cuban Spanish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Shona and Spanish Speaking population

Shona and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Shona vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Spanish Language Codes

Shona and Spanish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Spanish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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