Shona and Tulu
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India
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
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Kannada Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
yedde rathre
Good Evening
Manheru
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
Masikati
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
Mangwanani
yedde kaande
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Daya maltadu
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Yenna thapu aandu
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Tamil Nadu
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Tamil Nadu
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Tamil Nadu
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Tulu
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
shona
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German Name
Schona-Sprache
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Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Tuluva
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Tulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
sna
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
sna
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
core1255
tulu1258
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Tulu Speaking population
Shona and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available. 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 Tulu on Shona vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Tulu Language Codes
Shona and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.