Somali and Shona
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Zimbabwe
National Language
Somalia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Evening Good
Manheru
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Masikati
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Mangwanani
Please
Fadlan
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Karanga
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
af Soomaali
chiShona
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Somali
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Shona people
Origin
19th century
20th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Somali
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
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 Somali 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 Somali and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Shona Speaking population
Somali and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % 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 Somali and Shona on Somali vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Shona Language Codes
Somali and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.