Countries
Zimbabwe
United States of America
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
North America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
-
-
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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Apache Language
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3736
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4634
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
42
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks88 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Mhoro
Yá'át'ééh
Thank You
Waita zvako
Ahéhee'
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
Manheru
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
T'aa shoodi
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Nízhdził
Bye
bye
Hágoónee’
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ayóó ánííníshí
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Shoohá
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Navajo1
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Arizona
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Karanga
Navajo2
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
New Mexico
How Many People Speak
1,100,000.00170,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Navajo3
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Utah
How Many People Speak
16.00120,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
44
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million1.70 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.13 %0.05 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
8.30 million1.70 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
16.00 million0.17 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
chiShona
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Navaho
French Name
shona
navaho
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[ˈnævəhoʊ]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Navajo people
Origin
20th century
1500 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Athapascan
Branch
Bantu
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Navajo
Language Position
10729
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
nv
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
sna
nav
ISO 639 2/B
sna
nav
ISO 639 3
sna
nav
ISO 639 6
sna
nav
Glottocode
core1255
nava1243
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic