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Shona and Tumbuka 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 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. Tumbuka: Approximately 2 million speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Shona to Tumbuka — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Mhoro | Monileni |
| Mangwanani akanaka | Muŵe na mulenji uwemi |
| Masikati akanaka | Muŵe na masana ghawemi |
| Manheru akanaka | Mazuŵa ghawemi |
| Husiku hwakanaka | Ugone makola |
| Mofamba zvakanaka | Muŵe na umoyo uwemi |
| Tozoonana | Tizamuwonana pamanyuma |
| Tosangana mangwana | Tizamuwonana machero |
| Welcome | Mwapokelereka |
| Makadii henyu? | Kasi muli wuli? |
| Ndaswera ndatenda | Ndili makora, nawonga |
| Muve nezuva rakanaka | Muŵe na zuŵa liwemi |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Ndapota | Chonde |
| Ndatenda | Nkhuwonga |
| Ndinokutendai zvikuru | Nkhuwonga comene |
| Unogamuchirwa | Mwapokelereka |
| Hongu | Enya |
| Kwete | Yayi |
| Pamusoroi | Niphepiskani |
| Ndine urombo | Nkhuphepiska |
| Hapana dambudziko | Palije suzgo |
| Chokwadi | Kukamba uneneska |
| Makorokoto | Tikumuwongani |
| Rombo rakanaka | Mwaŵi |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Zita rako ndiani? | Kasi zina linu ndi njani? |
| Ndafara kukuzivai | Nkhukondwa kukumana namwe |
| Unobva kupi? | Kasi imwe mwafuma nkhu? |
| Une makore mangani? | Uli na vyaka vilinga? |
| Ndiri mudzidzi | Ndine msambiri |
| Ndiri pano pazororo | Ndili kuno pa holide |
| Ndiri kuno kubasa | Ndili pano chifukwa cha ntchito |
| Iyi ishamwari yangu | Uyu ni mubwezi wane |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Imwe | Chimoza |
| Vaviri | Ŵaŵiri |
| Vatatu | Vitatu |
| Four | Ŵanayi |
| Shanu | Vinkhondi |
| Nhanhatu | Sikisi |
| Nomwe | Vinkhondi na viŵiri |
| Eight | Eyiti |
| Nine | Naini |
| Gumi | Khumi |
| Zana | Zana limoza |
| Chiuru chimwe | Chikwi chimoza |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Nhasi | Lero |
| Mangwana | Mawa |
| Nezuro | Mayiro |
| Zvino | Sono |
| Gare gare | Pamanyuma |
| Inguvai? | Kasi ni nyengo wuli? |
| Mangwanani | Mu m'maŵa . |
| Manheru | Mazuŵa ghano |
| Muvhuro | Mande |
| Chishanu | Lachisanu |
| Svondo rinouya | Sabata yikwiza |
| Awa imwe | Ora limoza |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Ko imba yekugezera iripi? | Kasi chimbuzi chili nkhu? |
| Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? | Kasi siteshoni ya sitima yili nkhu? |
| Ndeipi airport? | Kasi chiŵanja cha ndege chili nkhu? |
| Ndosvika seiko? | Kasi ningafika wuli? |
| Enda kuruboshwe | Tembenukani ku mazere |
| Enda kurudyi | Tembenukirani kumalyero |
| Enda mberi | Lutani mwakunyoloka |
| Yava pedyo | Lili pafupi na . |
| Zviri kure | Ni kutali |
| Ndarasika | Ndazgeŵa |
| Ndinoda tekisi | Nkhukhumba taxi |
| Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? | Kasi ningagura nkhu tikiti? |
| Imarii tikiti? | Kasi tikiti yake njakukwana wuli? |
| Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? | Kasi nchamachitiko kwenda? |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Ndine nzara | Ndili na njara |
| Ndine nyota | Ndili na nyota |
| Mvura, ndapota | Maji, chonde |
| Tafura yevaviri ndapota | Chonde, thebulu la ŵanthu ŵaŵiri |
| Menyu, ndapota | Menyu, chonde |
| Chii chaunorumbidza? | Kasi imwe mukuyowoya vichi? |
| Ndinoda izvi | Ndingatemwa ichi |
| Zvinonaka | Ni vyakunowa |
| Bhiri, ndapota | Bill, chonde |
| Handidyi nyama | Nkhurya nyama yayi |
| Ndine allergy yechikafu | Nkhuŵa na aleji ya vyakurya |
| Kofi | Khofi |
| Tea | Tiyi |
| Chingwa | Chingwa |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Izvi zvinoda marii? | Kasi ivi vikudura wuli? |
| Inodhura zvakanyanya | Ni vyakudura chomene |
| Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? | Kasi mukuzomera makadi gha ngongoli? |
| Ndiri kungotarisa | Nkhuwona waka |
| Ndichaitora | Nizamutora |
| Vhura | Julani |
| Yakavharwa | Kujalika |
| Entrance | Kuloŵa |
| Exit | Fumanimo |
| Musika uripi? | Kasi msika uli nkhu? |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Help | Wovwirani |
| Dana chiremba | Yimbirani dokotala |
| Dana mapurisa | Yimbirani ŵapolisi |
| Ndinoda rubatsiro | Nkhukhumba wovwiri |
| Ndiri kurwara | Nkhulwara |
| Chipatara chiripi? | Kasi chipatala chili nkhu? |
| Pharmacy iripi? | Kasi pharmacy yili nkhu? |
| Zvinorwadza apa | Kukupweteka apa |
| Ndinoda chiremba | Nkhukhumba dokotala |
| Pane chipatara padhuze here? | Kasi pali chipatala pafupi? |
| Shona | Tumbuka |
|---|---|
| Unotaura chirungu here? | Kasi mukuyowoya Chingelezi? |
| Handinzwisise | Nkhupulikiska yayi |
| Ndinonzwisisa | Nkhupulikiska |
| Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma | Chonde yowoyani mwakuchedwa |
| Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo | Chonde bwerezganipo kuti |
| Ndapota nyora pasi | Chonde lembani pasi . |
| Izvi zvinorevei? | Kasi fundo iyi yikung’anamurachi? |
| Unozvitaura sei izvi? | Kasi imwe mukuyowoya wuli nthena? |
| Ndiri kudzidza | Nkhusambira |
| Ndinotaura zvishoma | Nkhuyowoya pachoko |
| Mungandibatsirewo here? | Kasi munganiwovwira? |
| Handizive | Nkhumanya yayi |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in northern Malawi, eastern Zambia, and parts of southern Tanzania.
Uses the Latin script.
Features a tonal system where pitch can change word meanings.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes typical of Bantu languages.
Includes loanwords from English and neighboring Bantu languages.
Part of the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family.
Latin script.
Standardized during the colonial period; used in education and media.
Approximately 2 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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