Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Zimbabwe
National Language
Sweden
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Finland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
tacka dig
Waita zvako
How Are You?
hur mår du
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
godnatt
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
god kväll
Manheru
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
Masikati
Good Morning
god morgon
Mangwanani
Please
vänligen
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Gabon
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Dialects
Karanga
Where They Speak
Georgia
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Dialects
Zezuru
Where They Speak
France
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Svenska
chiShona
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
suédois
shona
German Name
Schwedisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Shona people
Origin
13th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
swed1254
core1255
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
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 Swedish 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 Swedish and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Shona Speaking population
Swedish and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Shona on Swedish vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Shona Language Codes
Swedish and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.