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How Shona and Tsonga compare

Shared writing system

Shona and Tsonga 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 Tsonga 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. Tsonga: Approximately 4.4 million speakers worldwide, with about 2.4 million in South Africa where it's an official language.

Common Shona phrases in Tsonga

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

Greetings

Mhoro
Miri yini
Mangwanani akanaka
Mixo lowunene
Masikati akanaka
Madyambu lamanene
Manheru akanaka
Madyambu lamanene
Husiku hwakanaka
Vusiku lebyinene
Mofamba zvakanaka
Mi hambanile kahle
Tozoonana
Hi ta vonana endzhaku
Tosangana mangwana
Hi ta vonana mundzuku
Welcome
Mi amukeriwile
Makadii henyu?
Xana u njhani?
Ndaswera ndatenda
Ndzi kahle, ndza khensa
Muve nezuva rakanaka
Mi va na siku lerinene

Courtesy

Ndapota
Ndzi kombela
Ndatenda
Ndza khensa
Ndinokutendai zvikuru
Ndza khensa swinene
Unogamuchirwa
U amukelekile
Hongu
Ina
Kwete
E-e
Pamusoroi
Ndzi rivaleleni
Ndine urombo
Ndzi rivaleli
Hapana dambudziko
A ku na xiphiqo
Chokwadi
I ntiyiso
Makorokoto
Ha mi hoyozela
Rombo rakanaka
Mikateko leyinene

Introductions

Zita rako ndiani?
Vito ra wena i mani?
Ndafara kukuzivai
Swi tsakisa ku hlangana na wena
Unobva kupi?
Xana u huma kwihi?
Une makore mangani?
U na malembe yangani?
Ndiri mudzidzi
Ndzi xichudeni
Ndiri pano pazororo
Ndzi laha hi holideyi
Ndiri kuno kubasa
Ndzi laha hikwalaho ka ntirho
Iyi ishamwari yangu
Loyi i munghana wa mina

Numbers

Imwe
Yin’we
Vaviri
Tlhandlakambirhi
Vatatu
Tinharhu
Four
Mune wa swona
Shanu
Ntlhanu wa ntlhanu
Nhanhatu
Tsevu wa vona
Nomwe
Nkombo wa nkombo
Eight
Ntsevu
Nine
Nhungu
Gumi
Khume ra
Zana
Dzana rin’we
Chiuru chimwe
Gidi rin’we

Time and dates

Nhasi
Namuntlha
Mangwana
Mundzuku
Nezuro
Tolo
Zvino
Sweswi
Gare gare
Endzhakunyana
Inguvai?
Xana i nkarhi muni?
Mangwanani
Hi mixo
Manheru
Nimadyambu
Muvhuro
Hi Musumbhunuku
Chishanu
Ravuntlhanu
Svondo rinouya
Vhiki leri taka
Awa imwe
Awara yin’we

Directions and travel

Ko imba yekugezera iripi?
Xana ndhawu yo hlambela yi kwihi?
Chiteshi chechitima chiripi?
Xana xitichi xa xitimela xi kwihi?
Ndeipi airport?
Xana rivala ra swihaha-mpfhuka ri kwihi?
Ndosvika seiko?
Xana ndzi nga fika njhani kwalaho?
Enda kuruboshwe
Jikela eximatsini
Enda kurudyi
Jikela exineneni
Enda mberi
Yana emahlweni hi ku kongoma
Yava pedyo
Yi le kusuhi
Zviri kure
Swi le kule
Ndarasika
Ndzi lahlekile
Ndinoda tekisi
Ndzi lava thekisi
Ndingatenga tikiti kupi?
Xana ndzi nga ri xava kwihi thikithi?
Imarii tikiti?
Xana thikithi i mali muni?
Kwakachengeteka here kufamba?
Xana swi hlayisekile ku famba?

Food and restaurants

Ndine nzara
Ndzi khomiwe hi ndlala
Ndine nyota
Ndzi khomiwe hi torha
Mvura, ndapota
Mati, ndzi kombela
Tafura yevaviri ndapota
Tafula ra vanhu vambirhi, ndzi kombela
Menyu, ndapota
Menyu, ndzi kombela
Chii chaunorumbidza?
Xana u bumabumela yini?
Ndinoda izvi
Ndzi nga swi tsakela leswi
Zvinonaka
Swi nandziha
Bhiri, ndapota
Nawumbisi, ndzi kombela
Handidyi nyama
A ndzi dyi nyama
Ndine allergy yechikafu
Ndzi ni vuvabyi bya ku nga twanani ni swakudya
Kofi
Kofi ya kona
Tea
Tiyi
Chingwa
Xinkwa

Shopping and money

Izvi zvinoda marii?
Xana leswi swi durha mali muni?
Inodhura zvakanyanya
Swi durha ngopfu
Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here?
Xana wa ma amukela makhadi ya xikweleti?
Ndiri kungotarisa
Ndzi languta ntsena
Ndichaitora
Ndzi ta yi teka
Vhura
Vulavula
Yakavharwa
Ku pfariwile
Entrance
Ku nghena
Exit
Ku huma
Musika uripi?
Xana makete wu kwihi?

Emergency and health

Help
Pfunani
Dana chiremba
Fonela dokodela
Dana mapurisa
Fonela maphorisa
Ndinoda rubatsiro
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Ndiri kurwara
Ndzi vabya
Chipatara chiripi?
Xana xibedlhele xi kwihi?
Pharmacy iripi?
Xana khemisi yi kwihi?
Zvinorwadza apa
Swi vava laha
Ndinoda chiremba
Ndzi lava dokodela
Pane chipatara padhuze here?
Xana ku ni xibedlhele lexi nga ekusuhi?

Getting help with language

Unotaura chirungu here?
Xana wa vulavula Xinghezi?
Handinzwisise
A ndzi swi twisisi
Ndinonzwisisa
Ndza swi twisisa
Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma
Ndzi kombela ku vulavula hi ku nonoka
Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo
Ndzi kombela u phindha sweswo
Ndapota nyora pasi
Ndzi kombela u yi tsala ehansi
Izvi zvinorevei?
Xana leswi swi vula yini?
Unozvitaura sei izvi?
Xana u swi vula njhani leswi?
Ndiri kudzidza
Ndza dyondza
Ndinotaura zvishoma
Ndzi vulavula nyana
Mungandibatsirewo here?
Xana u nga ndzi pfuna?
Handizive
A ndzi swi tivi

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

About Tsonga Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng), Mozambique, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Vowels

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

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features distinctive click consonants (c, q, x), ejective consonants, complex tone system with high and low tones affecting meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive Bantu noun class system with 20+ classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, Portuguese, and other Bantu languages due to historical contact and migration.

Language Family

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

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.

Writing System History

Written tradition established by Swiss missionaries in 1870s-1880s, orthography standardized for Bible translation and education.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 4.4 million speakers worldwide, with about 2.4 million in South Africa where it's an official language.

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.

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