Sindhi and Shona
Countries
India, Pakistan
Zimbabwe
National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
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Interesting Facts
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
- 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.
Similar To
Gujarati
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Prakrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
Assalam O Alaikum
Mhoro
Thank You
Meharbani
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
tava kia aayo
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum
Masikati
Good Morning
Subho Bakhair
Mangwanani
Please
Mehrbani
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Upper Sindh
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Vicholi
Karanga
Where They Speak
Central Sindh
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Lower Sindh
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
سنڌي
chiShona
Alternative Names
Sindhi
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Sindhi-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[sɪndi]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Sindhi people
Shona people
Origin
711 A.D
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Sindhi
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Signed Sindhi
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sind1272
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Sindhi and Shona Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sindhi and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sindhi and Shona Speaking population
Sindhi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sindhi and Shona on Sindhi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sindhi and Shona Language Codes
Sindhi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sindhi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.