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Shona and Venda 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.
Both Shona and Venda 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, 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. Venda: Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa.
Everyday phrases translated from Shona to Venda — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Mhoro | Lotsha |
| Mangwanani akanaka | Ndi matsheloni |
| Masikati akanaka | Ndi masiari avhudi |
| Manheru akanaka | Ndi madekwana |
| Husiku hwakanaka | Vhusiku havhudi |
| Mofamba zvakanaka | Ni sale zwavhudi |
| Tozoonana | Ri do vhonana nga murahu |
| Tosangana mangwana | Ri do vhonana matshelo |
| Welcome | Ro tanganedzwa |
| Makadii henyu? | Vho vuwa hani? |
| Ndaswera ndatenda | Ndi khwine, ndo livhuwa |
| Muve nezuva rakanaka | Duvha lavhudi |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ndapota | Ndi khou humbela |
| Ndatenda | Ndo livhuwa |
| Ndinokutendai zvikuru | Ndo livhuwa nga maanda . |
| Unogamuchirwa | Vho tanganedzwa . |
| Hongu | Ee |
| Kwete | Hai |
| Pamusoroi | Vha mpfarele |
| Ndine urombo | Ndi khou humbela pfarelo . |
| Hapana dambudziko | Ahuna thaidzo . |
| Chokwadi | Ngoho |
| Makorokoto | Ri a vha fhululedza |
| Rombo rakanaka | Mashudu mavhuya |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Zita rako ndiani? | Dzina lawe ndi nnyi? |
| Ndafara kukuzivai | Ndo takala u ni divha |
| Unobva kupi? | Ni bva ngafhi? |
| Une makore mangani? | Ni na miṅwaha mingana? |
| Ndiri mudzidzi | Ndi mutshudeni |
| Ndiri pano pazororo | Ndi hafha nga holodei . |
| Ndiri kuno kubasa | Ndi hafha nga mushumo . |
| Iyi ishamwari yangu | Hoyu ndi khonani yanga . |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Imwe | Muthihi |
| Vaviri | Zwivhili |
| Vatatu | Vhuraru |
| Four | Nṋa |
| Shanu | Vhuṱanu |
| Nhanhatu | Rathi |
| Nomwe | Sumbe |
| Eight | Malo |
| Nine | Fusumbe |
| Gumi | Fumi |
| Zana | Ḓana . |
| Chiuru chimwe | Tshigidi tshithihi |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Nhasi | Namusi |
| Mangwana | Matshelo |
| Nezuro | Mulovha |
| Zvino | Zwino |
| Gare gare | Nga murahu |
| Inguvai? | Ndi tshifhingade? |
| Mangwanani | Nga matsheloni . |
| Manheru | Nga madekwana . |
| Muvhuro | Musumbuluwo |
| Chishanu | Lavhutanu |
| Svondo rinouya | Vhege idaho |
| Awa imwe | Awara nthihi |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ko imba yekugezera iripi? | Lufhera lwa u ṱambela lu ngafhi? |
| Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? | Tshiṱitshi tsha tshidimela tshi ngafhi? |
| Ndeipi airport? | Vhuimazwikepe vhu ngafhi? |
| Ndosvika seiko? | Ndi swika hani henefho? |
| Enda kuruboshwe | Kha vha rembuluwe kha tsha monde |
| Enda kurudyi | Kha vha rembuluwe kha tshauḽa |
| Enda mberi | Iyani phanḓa no livha . |
| Yava pedyo | Ndi tsini na . |
| Zviri kure | Ndi kule . |
| Ndarasika | Ndo xela . |
| Ndinoda tekisi | Ndi khou toda thekhisi . |
| Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? | Ndi nga renga ngafhi thikhithi? |
| Imarii tikiti? | Thikhithi ndi vhugai? |
| Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? | Zwo tsireledzea u tshimbila? |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ndine nzara | Ndi na ndala . |
| Ndine nyota | Ndi na ḓora . |
| Mvura, ndapota | Maḓi, ndi khou humbela |
| Tafura yevaviri ndapota | Ṱafula ya vhavhili, ndi khou humbela |
| Menyu, ndapota | Menyu, ndi khou humbela |
| Chii chaunorumbidza? | Ni themendela mini? |
| Ndinoda izvi | Ndi nga takalela hezwi |
| Zvinonaka | Zwi a ḓifha . |
| Bhiri, ndapota | Mulayotibe, ndi khou humbela |
| Handidyi nyama | A thi ḽi ṋama . |
| Ndine allergy yechikafu | Ndi na allergy ya zwiliwa |
| Kofi | Gofhi |
| Tea | Tie |
| Chingwa | Vhurotho |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Izvi zvinoda marii? | Hezwi zwi ḓura vhugai? |
| Inodhura zvakanyanya | I khou dura vhukuma . |
| Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? | Naa ni ṱanganedza garaṱa dza tshikolodo? |
| Ndiri kungotarisa | Ndi khou tou sedza . |
| Ndichaitora | Ndi do i dzhia . |
| Vhura | Vula |
| Yakavharwa | Zwo valwa |
| Entrance | Muṋango |
| Exit | U bva |
| Musika uripi? | Makete u ngafhi? |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Help | Thuso |
| Dana chiremba | Kha vha founele dokotela |
| Dana mapurisa | Kha vha founele mapholisa . |
| Ndinoda rubatsiro | Ndi khou toda thuso . |
| Ndiri kurwara | Ndi khou lwala . |
| Chipatara chiripi? | Vhuongelo vhu ngafhi? |
| Pharmacy iripi? | Khemisi i ngafhi? |
| Zvinorwadza apa | Zwi khou vhavha hafha . |
| Ndinoda chiremba | Ndi khou toda dokotela . |
| Pane chipatara padhuze here? | Huna vhuongelo tsini? |
| Shona | Venda |
|---|---|
| Unotaura chirungu here? | Ni a amba Luisimane? |
| Handinzwisise | A thi khou pfesesa . |
| Ndinonzwisisa | Ndi khou pfesesa . |
| Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma | Ndi khou humbela u amba nga u ongolowa . |
| Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo | Ndi khou humbela uri ni dovholole zwenezwo . |
| Ndapota nyora pasi | Ndi khou humbela uri ni zwi nwale fhasi . |
| Izvi zvinorevei? | Zwenezwi zwi amba mini? |
| Unozvitaura sei izvi? | Ni zwi amba hani zwenezwi? |
| Ndiri kudzidza | Ndi khou guda . |
| Ndinotaura zvishoma | Ndi amba nyana . |
| Mungandibatsirewo here? | Ni nga nthusa? |
| Handizive | A thi ḓivhi |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the Limpopo Province, and in some areas of Zimbabwe.
Uses the Latin script, with additional characters such as ḓ, ṅ, ṋ, ṱ, and ḽ to represent specific Venda phonemes.
Venda includes implosive and aspirated consonants, prenasalized stops, and vowel length distinctions. It features tonal patterns that affect meaning.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. Uses noun class systems typical of Bantu languages, with extensive concordial agreement and derivational morphology.
Includes vocabulary from Afrikaans, English, and other South African Bantu languages due to contact and multilingual environments.
Niger-Congo language family, Bantu branch, Southern Bantu subgroup.
Latin script with extended orthographic characters.
Orthography developed during the colonial and missionary period, standardized in the 20th century. Used in schools, media, and official contexts.
Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa.
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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