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How Swahili and Ndau compare

Shared writing system

Swahili 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 Swahili 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

Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region. Ndau: Approximately 1.4 million speakers.

Common Swahili phrases in Ndau

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

Greetings

Habari
Kwazuwai
Habari za asubuhi
Mangwanani akanaka .
Habari za mchana
Masikati akanaka
Habari za jioni
Madekoni akanaka .
Usiku mwema
Usiku hwakanaka .
Kwaheri
Kuenda zvakanaka .
Tuonane baadaye
Tichaonana pamberi
Tuonane kesho
Tichaonana mangwani .
Karibu
Tinoashirika
Habari yako?
Mwakaita sei?
Sijambo, asante
Ndiripo zvakanaka, ndinotenda
Uwe na siku njema
Muve nezuwa rakanaka .

Courtesy

Tafadhali
Ndapota .
Asante
Tinobonga maningi
Asante sana
Tinotenda zvikuru kwazvo .
Mnakaribishwa
Munoashirika zvakanaka .
Ndiyo
Eya
Hapana
Haiwa .
Samahani
Rusesawo
Samahani
Ndinokumbira ruregerero .
Hakuna tatizo
Hapana chinetso .
Bila shaka
Ehe saizvozvo .
Hongera sana
Makorokoto
Bahati nzuri
Rombo rakanaka .

Introductions

Jina lako ni nani?
Zina rako ndiyani?
Nimefurahi kukutana nawe
Ndadakara kukuziya
Unatoka wapi?
Iwewe unobva ngekupi?
Una umri gani?
Una makore mangana?
Mimi ni mwanafunzi
Ndiri mudzidzi .
Niko hapa likizo
Ndiri pano pazororo .
Niko hapa kwa kazi
Ndave pano nekuda kwebasa .
Huyu ni rafiki yangu
Ndiye shamwari yangu uyu .

Numbers

Moja
Umwe .
Mbili
Zviiri .
Tatu
Vatatu .
Nne
Zvirongomuna
Tano
Zvishanu
Sita
Zvitanhatu
Saba
Zvinomwe .
Nane
Vasere .
Tisa
Mapfumbamwe
Kumi
Gumi .
Mia moja
Zana rimwe .
Elfu moja
Chiuru chimwe .

Time and dates

Leo
Nhasi .
Kesho
Mangwana .
Jana
Zuro .
Sasa
Zvino .
Baadaye
Gare gare .
Ni saa ngapi?
Nguwa dziripi?
Asubuhi
Mangwanani .
Wakati wa jioni
Muusiku .
Jumatatu
Muvhuro .
Ijumaa
Chishanu .
Wiki ijayo
Vhiki rinoteera .
Saa moja
Awa imwe chete .

Directions and travel

Bafuni iko wapi?
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?
Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi?
Chiteshi chechitima chiri kupi?
Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi?
Nhandare ye ndege iri pari?
Nitafikaje huko?
Ndinozogumayo ngenjira ino?
Pinduka kushoto
Tendeuka kuruboshwe
Geuka kulia
Tendeuka kurudyi
Nenda mbele moja kwa moja
Enda zvakananga mberi .
Iko karibu
Rinenge riri pedyo .
Ni mbali
Ndiro kure .
Nimepotea
Ndakarashika .
Nahitaji teksi
Ndinoda tekisi .
Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi?
Ndingatengera kupi tiketi?
Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi?
Tikiti rinodhura zvakadini?
Je, ni salama kutembea?
Zvakachengeteka ere kuhamba?

Food and restaurants

Nina njaa
Ndine nzara .
Nina kiu
Ndine nyota .
Maji, tafadhali
Mvura, ndapota
Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali
Tafura yevaviri, ndapota
Menyu, tafadhali
Menyu, ndapota
Je, unapendekeza nini?
Iwewe unokurudzira chiinyi?
Ningependa hii
Ndinoda izvi .
Ni ladha
Inonaka yaamho .
Mswada, tafadhali
Bhiri, ndapota
Sili nyama
Andidye nyama .
Nina mzio wa chakula
Ndine chirwere chekudya .
Kahawa
Kofi
Chai
Tea
Mkate
Chingwa .

Shopping and money

Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Izvi zvinodhura zvakadini?
Ni ghali sana
Inodhura maningi .
Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo?
Munoashira makadhi o mare here?
Natafuta tu
Ndirikungotarisa .
Nitaichukua
Ndinozozvitora .
Fungua
Vhura
Imefungwa
Yakavharwa
Kiingilio
Kupinda .
Toka
Buda
Soko liko wapi?
Musika uri kupi?

Emergency and health

Msaada
Dzidza
Piga daktari
Fonera chiremba .
Piga polisi
Fonera mapurisa .
Nahitaji msaada
Ndinoda rubatsiro
Mimi ni mgonjwa
Ndiri kurwara .
Hospitali iko wapi?
Chipatara chiri kupi?
Duka la dawa liko wapi?
Mushonga uri kupi?
Inauma hapa
Zvinorwadza apa .
Nahitaji daktari
Ndinoda chiremba .
Je, kuna hospitali karibu?
Pane chipatara chiri pedyo here?

Getting help with language

Je, unazungumza Kiingereza?
Unobhuya chirungu ere?
Sielewi
Handizvinzwisisi .
Ninaelewa
Ndinozwisisa .
Tafadhali ongea polepole
Ndapota reketa zvishomani .
Tafadhali rudia hilo
Ndapota dzokororai kuti .
Tafadhali iandike
Ndapota zvinyore pasi .
Hii ina maana gani?
Izvi zvinorevenyi?
Unasemaje hili?
Munozvironza kudini izvi?
Ninajifunza
Ndiri kudzidza .
Naongea kidogo
Ndinobhuya mbichana .
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Unokona kundidetsera ere?
Sijui
Andizvizivi

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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 Swahili Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in several countries in East Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as in the African Great Lakes region.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet, with additional letters CH (ch as in 'church'), DH (dh as in 'this'), GH (gh as in 'giant'), KH (kh as in 'khan'), NG' (ng as in 'sing'), NY (ny as in 'canyon'), SH (sh as in 'shoe'), TH (th as in 'thin'), UU (uu as in 'boot'), and vowels with diacritical marks (É as in 'é', Ó as in 'ó').

Vowels

a (ah as in 'father')e (eh as in 'pet')i (ee as in 'meet')o (oh as in 'go')u (oo as in 'boot')É (eh as in 'é')Ó (oh as in 'ó')

Consonants

b (b as in 'bat')c (c as in 'cat')d (d as in 'dog')dh (dh as in 'this')f (f as in 'fox')g (g as in 'go')gh (gh as in 'giant')h (h as in 'house')j (j as in 'jump')k (k as in 'kat')kh (kh as in 'khan')l (l as in 'love')m (m as in 'mat')n (n as in 'nut')ng (ng as in 'sing')ny (ny as in 'canyon')p (p as in 'pat')r (r as in 'red')s (s as in 'sat')sh (sh as in 'shoe')t (t as in 'tot')th (th as in 'thin')u (u as in 'put')uu (uu as in 'boot')v (v as in 'vat')w (w as in 'wet')y (y as in 'yes')z (z as in 'zoo')

Phonetics

Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and an extensive noun class system.

Loanwords

Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.

Language Family

Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.

Writing System History

Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.

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