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Telugu and Shona


Shona and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
46  
34

Scripts
Telugu Script  
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
హలో (Halō)  
Mhoro  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Masikati  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Mangwanani  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
bye  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
télougou  
shona  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Shona people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
20th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
15  
14
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
sna  

ISO 639 3
tel  
sna  

ISO 639 6
tel  
sna  

Glottocode
telu1262  
core1255  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Telugu 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 Telugu and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Shona Speaking population

Telugu and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Shona on Telugu vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Shona Language Codes

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

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