Countries
Zimbabwe
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
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Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Manheru
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Kokan
Dialect 2
Karanga
Varhadi
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Khandesh
Native Name
chiShona
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
shona
marathe
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Marathi people
Origin
20th century
10th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Marathi
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
mara1378
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Shona and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Marathi language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Shona vs Marathi Difficulty
The Shona vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is 30 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.