Shona and Thai
Countries
Zimbabwe
Thailand
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Mhoro
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
Waita zvako
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
Manheru
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Isan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Northern Thailand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Origin
20th century
1283 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Not Available
Thai
Signed Forms
Not Available
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
thai1261
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Shona and Thai 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 Thai dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Thai Speaking population
Shona and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Shona vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Thai Language Codes
Shona and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.