Countries
Zimbabwe
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Not Available
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
Merci
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Manheru
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Masikati
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Bonjour
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
African French
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Africa
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Swiss French
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
français
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Français
French Name
shona
français
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
20th century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Not Available
Standard French
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
core1255
stan1290
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Shona and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and French language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Shona vs French Difficulty
The Shona vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.