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Tagalog and Shona


Shona and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
46  
34

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
Mhoro  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Masikati  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Mangwanani  

Please
pakiusap  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
Paálam  
bye  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Tagalog  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
tagalog  
shona  

German Name
Tagalog  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Shona people  

History

Origin
1593  
20th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
58  
99+
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
sna  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
sna  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
sna  

Glottocode
taga1269  
core1255  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tagalog and Shona Speaking population

Tagalog and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Shona on Tagalog vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Shona Language Codes

Tagalog and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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