Sundanese and Shona
Countries
West Java
Zimbabwe
National Language
Indonesia
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
Interesting Facts
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
- 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
Madurese and Malay Languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Nuhun
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
Masikati
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
Mangwanani
Please
Mangga
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Hapunten
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Punten
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Western dialect
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Banten
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Northern dialect
Karanga
Where They Speak
Bogor
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Bandung
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Basa Sunda
chiShona
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
soundanais
shona
German Name
Sundanesisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Shona people
Origin
5th century AD
20th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Sundanese
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sund1251
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Sundanese 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 Sundanese and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sundanese and Shona Speaking population
Sundanese and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Shona on Sundanese vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sundanese and Shona Language Codes
Sundanese and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.