Slovene and Shona
Countries
European Union, Slovenia
Zimbabwe
National Language
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
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
Austria, Hungary, Italy
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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Interesting Facts
- The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
- 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
Serbo-Croatian
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Hvala
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kako se imate?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Lahko noč
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Dober večer
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Dober dan
Masikati
Good Morning
Dobro jutro
Mangwanani
Please
Prosim
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Oprostite
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Ljubim te
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Oprostite
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Prekmurje Slovene
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Hungary, Slovenia
Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Italy
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Slovenia
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Slovenščina
chiShona
Alternative Names
Slovenian, Slovenscina
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
slovène
shona
German Name
Slowenisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Slovenes
Shona people
Origin
972-1093
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Slovene
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Slovene Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
slov1268
core1255
Linguasphere
53-AAA-f
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Slovene 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 Slovene and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Slovene and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Slovene are spoken in different Slovene Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Slovene vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Slovene dialects include: Prekmurje Slovene, Resian. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Slovene and Shona Speaking population
Slovene and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovene and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Slovene and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovene language is 0.03 % 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 Slovene and Shona on Slovene vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Slovene and Shona Language Codes
Slovene and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Slovene and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.