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Shona vs Albanian


Albanian vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
46   
34
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
Manheru   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
mirëmengjes   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Me fal   

Bye
bye   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
7.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Not Available   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Not Available   

French Name
shona   
albanais   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Albanians   

History

Origin
20th century   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
alb   

ISO 639 3
sna   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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Shona and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Albanian language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Shona and Albanian Language History.

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Shona and Albanian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Shona and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Albanian language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Shona vs Albanian Difficulty

The Shona vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Shona and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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