Countries
Zimbabwe
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Finland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
tacka dig
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
hur mår du
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
godnatt
Good Evening
Manheru
god kväll
Good Afternoon
Masikati
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
Mangwanani
god morgon
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
vänligen
I Love You
Ndinokuda
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
ursäkta mig
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Gabon
Dialect 2
Karanga
Dialects
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Georgia
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Dialects
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
France
Native Name
chiShona
Svenska
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
shona
suédois
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Origin
20th century
13th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Branch
Bantu
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
swed1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Swedish Speaking population
Shona and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Shona vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Swedish Language Codes
Shona and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.