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Shona vs Quechua


Quechua vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
South 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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Aymara and Guarani Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
46  
34
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
jamuspa  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
920,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
1,100,000.00  
99+
190,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
16.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
8.90 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
8.90 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
chiShona  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
shona  
quechua  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]  
[ˈketʃwa]  

Ethnicity
Shona people  
Quechua  

History

Origin
20th century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Shona  
Quechua  

Language Position
107  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Shona  
Signed Quechua  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
que  

ISO 639 3
sna  
que  

ISO 639 6
sna  
que  

Glottocode
core1255  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Shona and Quechua Language History

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

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

Shona vs Quechua Difficulty

The Shona vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Quechua 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 Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is 30 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.

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