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Ndau and Shona are both written in the Latin script, so the translated output will use characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ between the two languages.
Both Ndau and Shona belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Ndau: Approximately 1.4 million speakers. Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.
Everyday phrases translated from Ndau to Shona — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Kwazuwai | Mhoro |
| Mangwanani akanaka . | Mangwanani akanaka |
| Masikati akanaka | Masikati akanaka |
| Madekoni akanaka . | Manheru akanaka |
| Usiku hwakanaka . | Husiku hwakanaka |
| Kuenda zvakanaka . | Mofamba zvakanaka |
| Tichaonana pamberi | Tozoonana |
| Tichaonana mangwani . | Tosangana mangwana |
| Tinoashirika | Welcome |
| Mwakaita sei? | Makadii henyu? |
| Ndiripo zvakanaka, ndinotenda | Ndaswera ndatenda |
| Muve nezuwa rakanaka . | Muve nezuva rakanaka |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ndapota . | Ndapota |
| Tinobonga maningi | Ndatenda |
| Tinotenda zvikuru kwazvo . | Ndinokutendai zvikuru |
| Munoashirika zvakanaka . | Unogamuchirwa |
| Eya | Hongu |
| Haiwa . | Kwete |
| Rusesawo | Pamusoroi |
| Ndinokumbira ruregerero . | Ndine urombo |
| Hapana chinetso . | Hapana dambudziko |
| Ehe saizvozvo . | Chokwadi |
| Makorokoto | Makorokoto |
| Rombo rakanaka . | Rombo rakanaka |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Zina rako ndiyani? | Zita rako ndiani? |
| Ndadakara kukuziya | Ndafara kukuzivai |
| Iwewe unobva ngekupi? | Unobva kupi? |
| Una makore mangana? | Une makore mangani? |
| Ndiri mudzidzi . | Ndiri mudzidzi |
| Ndiri pano pazororo . | Ndiri pano pazororo |
| Ndave pano nekuda kwebasa . | Ndiri kuno kubasa |
| Ndiye shamwari yangu uyu . | Iyi ishamwari yangu |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Umwe . | Imwe |
| Zviiri . | Vaviri |
| Vatatu . | Vatatu |
| Zvirongomuna | Four |
| Zvishanu | Shanu |
| Zvitanhatu | Nhanhatu |
| Zvinomwe . | Nomwe |
| Vasere . | Eight |
| Mapfumbamwe | Nine |
| Gumi . | Gumi |
| Zana rimwe . | Zana |
| Chiuru chimwe . | Chiuru chimwe |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Nhasi . | Nhasi |
| Mangwana . | Mangwana |
| Zuro . | Nezuro |
| Zvino . | Zvino |
| Gare gare . | Gare gare |
| Nguwa dziripi? | Inguvai? |
| Mangwanani . | Mangwanani |
| Muusiku . | Manheru |
| Muvhuro . | Muvhuro |
| Chishanu . | Chishanu |
| Vhiki rinoteera . | Svondo rinouya |
| Awa imwe chete . | Awa imwe |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Chimbuzi chiri kupi? | Ko imba yekugezera iripi? |
| Chiteshi chechitima chiri kupi? | Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? |
| Nhandare ye ndege iri pari? | Ndeipi airport? |
| Ndinozogumayo ngenjira ino? | Ndosvika seiko? |
| Tendeuka kuruboshwe | Enda kuruboshwe |
| Tendeuka kurudyi | Enda kurudyi |
| Enda zvakananga mberi . | Enda mberi |
| Rinenge riri pedyo . | Yava pedyo |
| Ndiro kure . | Zviri kure |
| Ndakarashika . | Ndarasika |
| Ndinoda tekisi . | Ndinoda tekisi |
| Ndingatengera kupi tiketi? | Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? |
| Tikiti rinodhura zvakadini? | Imarii tikiti? |
| Zvakachengeteka ere kuhamba? | Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ndine nzara . | Ndine nzara |
| Ndine nyota . | Ndine nyota |
| Mvura, ndapota | Mvura, ndapota |
| Tafura yevaviri, ndapota | Tafura yevaviri ndapota |
| Menyu, ndapota | Menyu, ndapota |
| Iwewe unokurudzira chiinyi? | Chii chaunorumbidza? |
| Ndinoda izvi . | Ndinoda izvi |
| Inonaka yaamho . | Zvinonaka |
| Bhiri, ndapota | Bhiri, ndapota |
| Andidye nyama . | Handidyi nyama |
| Ndine chirwere chekudya . | Ndine allergy yechikafu |
| Kofi | Kofi |
| Tea | Tea |
| Chingwa . | Chingwa |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Izvi zvinodhura zvakadini? | Izvi zvinoda marii? |
| Inodhura maningi . | Inodhura zvakanyanya |
| Munoashira makadhi o mare here? | Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? |
| Ndirikungotarisa . | Ndiri kungotarisa |
| Ndinozozvitora . | Ndichaitora |
| Vhura | Vhura |
| Yakavharwa | Yakavharwa |
| Kupinda . | Entrance |
| Buda | Exit |
| Musika uri kupi? | Musika uripi? |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Dzidza | Help |
| Fonera chiremba . | Dana chiremba |
| Fonera mapurisa . | Dana mapurisa |
| Ndinoda rubatsiro | Ndinoda rubatsiro |
| Ndiri kurwara . | Ndiri kurwara |
| Chipatara chiri kupi? | Chipatara chiripi? |
| Mushonga uri kupi? | Pharmacy iripi? |
| Zvinorwadza apa . | Zvinorwadza apa |
| Ndinoda chiremba . | Ndinoda chiremba |
| Pane chipatara chiri pedyo here? | Pane chipatara padhuze here? |
| Ndau | Shona |
|---|---|
| Unobhuya chirungu ere? | Unotaura chirungu here? |
| Handizvinzwisisi . | Handinzwisise |
| Ndinozwisisa . | Ndinonzwisisa |
| Ndapota reketa zvishomani . | Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma |
| Ndapota dzokororai kuti . | Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo |
| Ndapota zvinyore pasi . | Ndapota nyora pasi |
| Izvi zvinorevenyi? | Izvi zvinorevei? |
| Munozvironza kudini izvi? | Unozvitaura sei izvi? |
| Ndiri kudzidza . | Ndiri kudzidza |
| Ndinobhuya mbichana . | Ndinotaura zvishoma |
| Unokona kundidetsera ere? | Mungandibatsirewo here? |
| Andizvizivi | Handizive |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in Zimbabwe and parts of Mozambique, with communities in Botswana, Zambia, and Shona diaspora worldwide.
Uses Latin alphabet with 23 letters: A, B, CH, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, SV, T, U, V, W, Y, Z, ZH, ZV
Features 5 vowel phonemes, distinctive whistled sibilants (sv, zv), and high-low tone system affecting grammatical and lexical meaning.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Complex noun class system with 21 classes and extensive concordial agreement.
Contains loanwords from English, Afrikaans, and other Bantu languages due to colonial history and regional contact.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other southeastern Bantu languages.
Uses Latin script with digraphs for complex consonant sounds.
Written system developed by missionaries in late 19th century, orthography standardized for educational and official use.
Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.
Spoken in southeastern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique.
Uses the Latin script.
Non-tonal; features a range of consonant sounds including some clicks.
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order; employs a noun-class system characteristic of Bantu languages.
Includes borrowings from Portuguese and neighboring Bantu languages.
Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch, Shona group.
Latin script.
Standardized in the 20th century alongside other Shona dialects.
Approximately 1.4 million speakers.
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