✨ 100% Free • No Registration • Instant Results

Shona to Ndau Translator

Translate text instantly from Shona to Ndau — free, accurate, and no sign-up required.

Powered by advanced AI technology

Need the Reverse Translation?

Translate from Ndau to Shona

Ndau to Shona

Translate text, documents, and websites between Shona and Ndau with our powerful AI-powered translator

Are you looking for a fast and accurate translation from Shona to Ndau?

Our Shona to Ndau Text Translator powered by Google API provides instant translations.

Everything You Need

Lightning Fast

Get instant translations in real-time with our advanced AI technology

250+ Languages

Support for numerous language pairs from around the world

High Accuracy

Powered by Google Translate API for reliable results

How Shona and Ndau compare

Shared writing system

Shona and Ndau are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Shona and Ndau 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.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe. Ndau: Approximately 1.4 million speakers.

Common Shona phrases in Ndau

Everyday phrases translated from Shona to Ndau — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Mhoro
Kwazuwai
Mangwanani akanaka
Mangwanani akanaka .
Masikati akanaka
Masikati akanaka
Manheru akanaka
Madekoni akanaka .
Husiku hwakanaka
Usiku hwakanaka .
Mofamba zvakanaka
Kuenda zvakanaka .
Tozoonana
Tichaonana pamberi
Tosangana mangwana
Tichaonana mangwani .
Welcome
Tinoashirika
Makadii henyu?
Mwakaita sei?
Ndaswera ndatenda
Ndiripo zvakanaka, ndinotenda
Muve nezuva rakanaka
Muve nezuwa rakanaka .

Courtesy

Ndapota
Ndapota .
Ndatenda
Tinobonga maningi
Ndinokutendai zvikuru
Tinotenda zvikuru kwazvo .
Unogamuchirwa
Munoashirika zvakanaka .
Hongu
Eya
Kwete
Haiwa .
Pamusoroi
Rusesawo
Ndine urombo
Ndinokumbira ruregerero .
Hapana dambudziko
Hapana chinetso .
Chokwadi
Ehe saizvozvo .
Makorokoto
Makorokoto
Rombo rakanaka
Rombo rakanaka .

Introductions

Zita rako ndiani?
Zina rako ndiyani?
Ndafara kukuzivai
Ndadakara kukuziya
Unobva kupi?
Iwewe unobva ngekupi?
Une makore mangani?
Una makore mangana?
Ndiri mudzidzi
Ndiri mudzidzi .
Ndiri pano pazororo
Ndiri pano pazororo .
Ndiri kuno kubasa
Ndave pano nekuda kwebasa .
Iyi ishamwari yangu
Ndiye shamwari yangu uyu .

Numbers

Imwe
Umwe .
Vaviri
Zviiri .
Vatatu
Vatatu .
Four
Zvirongomuna
Shanu
Zvishanu
Nhanhatu
Zvitanhatu
Nomwe
Zvinomwe .
Eight
Vasere .
Nine
Mapfumbamwe
Gumi
Gumi .
Zana
Zana rimwe .
Chiuru chimwe
Chiuru chimwe .

Time and dates

Nhasi
Nhasi .
Mangwana
Mangwana .
Nezuro
Zuro .
Zvino
Zvino .
Gare gare
Gare gare .
Inguvai?
Nguwa dziripi?
Mangwanani
Mangwanani .
Manheru
Muusiku .
Muvhuro
Muvhuro .
Chishanu
Chishanu .
Svondo rinouya
Vhiki rinoteera .
Awa imwe
Awa imwe chete .

Directions and travel

Ko imba yekugezera iripi?
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?
Chiteshi chechitima chiripi?
Chiteshi chechitima chiri kupi?
Ndeipi airport?
Nhandare ye ndege iri pari?
Ndosvika seiko?
Ndinozogumayo ngenjira ino?
Enda kuruboshwe
Tendeuka kuruboshwe
Enda kurudyi
Tendeuka kurudyi
Enda mberi
Enda zvakananga mberi .
Yava pedyo
Rinenge riri pedyo .
Zviri kure
Ndiro kure .
Ndarasika
Ndakarashika .
Ndinoda tekisi
Ndinoda tekisi .
Ndingatenga tikiti kupi?
Ndingatengera kupi tiketi?
Imarii tikiti?
Tikiti rinodhura zvakadini?
Kwakachengeteka here kufamba?
Zvakachengeteka ere kuhamba?

Food and restaurants

Ndine nzara
Ndine nzara .
Ndine nyota
Ndine nyota .
Mvura, ndapota
Mvura, ndapota
Tafura yevaviri ndapota
Tafura yevaviri, ndapota
Menyu, ndapota
Menyu, ndapota
Chii chaunorumbidza?
Iwewe unokurudzira chiinyi?
Ndinoda izvi
Ndinoda izvi .
Zvinonaka
Inonaka yaamho .
Bhiri, ndapota
Bhiri, ndapota
Handidyi nyama
Andidye nyama .
Ndine allergy yechikafu
Ndine chirwere chekudya .
Kofi
Kofi
Tea
Tea
Chingwa
Chingwa .

Shopping and money

Izvi zvinoda marii?
Izvi zvinodhura zvakadini?
Inodhura zvakanyanya
Inodhura maningi .
Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here?
Munoashira makadhi o mare here?
Ndiri kungotarisa
Ndirikungotarisa .
Ndichaitora
Ndinozozvitora .
Vhura
Vhura
Yakavharwa
Yakavharwa
Entrance
Kupinda .
Exit
Buda
Musika uripi?
Musika uri kupi?

Emergency and health

Help
Dzidza
Dana chiremba
Fonera chiremba .
Dana mapurisa
Fonera mapurisa .
Ndinoda rubatsiro
Ndinoda rubatsiro
Ndiri kurwara
Ndiri kurwara .
Chipatara chiripi?
Chipatara chiri kupi?
Pharmacy iripi?
Mushonga uri kupi?
Zvinorwadza apa
Zvinorwadza apa .
Ndinoda chiremba
Ndinoda chiremba .
Pane chipatara padhuze here?
Pane chipatara chiri pedyo here?

Getting help with language

Unotaura chirungu here?
Unobhuya chirungu ere?
Handinzwisise
Handizvinzwisisi .
Ndinonzwisisa
Ndinozwisisa .
Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma
Ndapota reketa zvishomani .
Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo
Ndapota dzokororai kuti .
Ndapota nyora pasi
Ndapota zvinyore pasi .
Izvi zvinorevei?
Izvi zvinorevenyi?
Unozvitaura sei izvi?
Munozvironza kudini izvi?
Ndiri kudzidza
Ndiri kudzidza .
Ndinotaura zvishoma
Ndinobhuya mbichana .
Mungandibatsirewo here?
Unokona kundidetsera ere?
Handizive
Andizvizivi

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Ndau Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in southeastern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bchdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Non-tonal; features a range of consonant sounds including some clicks.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order; employs a noun-class system characteristic of Bantu languages.

Loanwords

Includes borrowings from Portuguese and neighboring Bantu languages.

Language Family

Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch, Shona group.

Writing Systems

Latin script.

Writing System History

Standardized in the 20th century alongside other Shona dialects.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.4 million speakers.

About Shona Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Zimbabwe and parts of Mozambique, with communities in Botswana, Zambia, and Shona diaspora worldwide.

Alphabet

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

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bchdfghjklmnprssvtvwyzzhzv

Phonetics

Features 5 vowel phonemes, distinctive whistled sibilants (sv, zv), and high-low tone system affecting grammatical and lexical meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Complex noun class system with 21 classes and extensive concordial agreement.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from English, Afrikaans, and other Bantu languages due to colonial history and regional contact.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other southeastern Bantu languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with digraphs for complex consonant sounds.

Writing System History

Written system developed by missionaries in late 19th century, orthography standardized for educational and official use.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our translation service

  • 1Type or paste the Shona text.
  • 2Click on the Translate button.
  • 3Translated Ndau text appears instantly.
  • 4Copy or download translated text.

Last updated

Ready to Break Language Barriers?

Join 50,000+ users who trust TranslatePulse for their translation needs

View All Languages