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Slovak and Shona


Shona and Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
46  
26
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
5  
2

How Many Consonants
38  
27
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Ahoj  
Mhoro  

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  

Bye
Dovidenia  
bye  

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Central Slovak  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Slovak  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
37
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.20 million  
99+
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

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  

History

Origin
6th Century  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Western  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Slovak  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
27  
25
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sk  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
slo  
sna  

ISO 639 3
slk  
sna  

ISO 639 6
slk  
sna  

Glottocode
slov1269  
core1255  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

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.

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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.

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