Shona and Sundanese
Countries
Zimbabwe
West Java
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Indonesia
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
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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Madurese and Malay Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
Nuhun
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
Manheru
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Wilujeng énjing
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Mangga
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Hapunten
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Punten
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Banten
Dialect 2
Karanga
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Bogor
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Bandung
Native Name
chiShona
Basa Sunda
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
shona
soundanais
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
20th century
5th century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Sundanese
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Sundanese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
sund1251
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Sundanese 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 Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Sundanese Speaking population
Shona and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Shona vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Sundanese Language Codes
Shona and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.