Countries
Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Not Available
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Tamil
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Manheru
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Chenchu
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
shona
télougou
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Telugu people
Origin
20th century
c. 575
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Not Available
Telugu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
telu1262
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Shona and Telugu 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 Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Telugu Speaking population
Shona and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Shona vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Telugu Language Codes
Shona and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.