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Shona vs Filipino


Filipino vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Kumusta   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Kumusta   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Magandang umaga   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
bye   
Paalam   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Waray   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
Not Available   
filipino   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Pilipino   

French Name
shona   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
20th century   
16th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Filipino   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
fil   

ISO 639 3
sna   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Shona and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Filipino language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. 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 Filipino Language History.

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Shona and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Filipino language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Shona vs Filipino Difficulty

The Shona vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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