Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
Zimbabwe
National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
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Interesting Facts
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
- 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
Czech Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Ďakujem vám
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Ako sa máte?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Dobrú noc
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Dobrý večer
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie
Masikati
Good Morning
Dobré ráno
Mangwanani
Please
Prosím
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Pardón!
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Prepáčte!
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Central Slovak
Karanga
Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Western Slovak
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
slovenčina
chiShona
Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
slovaque
shona
German Name
Slowakisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈsləʊvæk]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Slovaks
Shona people
Origin
6th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Slavic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Proto-Slavic
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Slovak
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
slov1269
core1255
Linguasphere
53-AAA-db
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Slovak 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 Slovak and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Slovak and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Slovak are spoken in different Slovak Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Slovak vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Slovak dialects include: Eastern Slovak, Central Slovak. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Slovak and Shona Speaking population
Slovak and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovak and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Slovak and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 % 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 Slovak and Shona on Slovak vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Slovak and Shona Language Codes
Slovak and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Slovak and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.