Countries
Zimbabwe
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
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Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
Mange tak
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
God nat
Good Evening
Manheru
God aften
Good Afternoon
Masikati
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
Mangwanani
God morgen
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Please
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Undskyld!
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Undskyld mig
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Sweden
Dialect 2
Karanga
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Denmark
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Island of Bornholm
Native Name
chiShona
dansk
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Dansk, Rigsdansk
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Danish people or Danes
Origin
20th century
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
dani1284
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Shona and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Danish language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Shona vs Danish Difficulty
The Shona vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is 30 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.