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How these two languages compare, and what it means for your translations.
Shona and Ndau 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 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.
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.
Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe. Ndau: Approximately 1.4 million speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Shona to Ndau — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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 . |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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 . |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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 . |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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 . |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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 . |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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 . |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Shona | Ndau |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
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.
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