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Shona and Tagalog


Tagalog and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
46  
34
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
pakiusap  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
bye  
Paálam  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,100,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
16.00  
99+
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
chiShona  
Tagalog  

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

French Name
shona  
tagalog  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Shona people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
20th century  
1593  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indonesian  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Standard Shona  
Filipino  

Language Position
107  
99+
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Shona  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
sna  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
sna  
tgl  

Glottocode
core1255  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Shona and Tagalog Speaking population

Shona and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Shona vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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