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Tumbuka and Shona 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.
Tumbuka: Approximately 2 million speakers. Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.
Everyday phrases translated from Tumbuka to Shona — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Monileni | Mhoro |
| Muŵe na mulenji uwemi | Mangwanani akanaka |
| Muŵe na masana ghawemi | Masikati akanaka |
| Mazuŵa ghawemi | Manheru akanaka |
| Ugone makola | Husiku hwakanaka |
| Muŵe na umoyo uwemi | Mofamba zvakanaka |
| Tizamuwonana pamanyuma | Tozoonana |
| Tizamuwonana machero | Tosangana mangwana |
| Mwapokelereka | Welcome |
| Kasi muli wuli? | Makadii henyu? |
| Ndili makora, nawonga | Ndaswera ndatenda |
| Muŵe na zuŵa liwemi | Muve nezuva rakanaka |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Chonde | Ndapota |
| Nkhuwonga | Ndatenda |
| Nkhuwonga comene | Ndinokutendai zvikuru |
| Mwapokelereka | Unogamuchirwa |
| Enya | Hongu |
| Yayi | Kwete |
| Niphepiskani | Pamusoroi |
| Nkhuphepiska | Ndine urombo |
| Palije suzgo | Hapana dambudziko |
| Kukamba uneneska | Chokwadi |
| Tikumuwongani | Makorokoto |
| Mwaŵi | Rombo rakanaka |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Kasi zina linu ndi njani? | Zita rako ndiani? |
| Nkhukondwa kukumana namwe | Ndafara kukuzivai |
| Kasi imwe mwafuma nkhu? | Unobva kupi? |
| Uli na vyaka vilinga? | Une makore mangani? |
| Ndine msambiri | Ndiri mudzidzi |
| Ndili kuno pa holide | Ndiri pano pazororo |
| Ndili pano chifukwa cha ntchito | Ndiri kuno kubasa |
| Uyu ni mubwezi wane | Iyi ishamwari yangu |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Chimoza | Imwe |
| Ŵaŵiri | Vaviri |
| Vitatu | Vatatu |
| Ŵanayi | Four |
| Vinkhondi | Shanu |
| Sikisi | Nhanhatu |
| Vinkhondi na viŵiri | Nomwe |
| Eyiti | Eight |
| Naini | Nine |
| Khumi | Gumi |
| Zana limoza | Zana |
| Chikwi chimoza | Chiuru chimwe |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Lero | Nhasi |
| Mawa | Mangwana |
| Mayiro | Nezuro |
| Sono | Zvino |
| Pamanyuma | Gare gare |
| Kasi ni nyengo wuli? | Inguvai? |
| Mu m'maŵa . | Mangwanani |
| Mazuŵa ghano | Manheru |
| Mande | Muvhuro |
| Lachisanu | Chishanu |
| Sabata yikwiza | Svondo rinouya |
| Ora limoza | Awa imwe |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Kasi chimbuzi chili nkhu? | Ko imba yekugezera iripi? |
| Kasi siteshoni ya sitima yili nkhu? | Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? |
| Kasi chiŵanja cha ndege chili nkhu? | Ndeipi airport? |
| Kasi ningafika wuli? | Ndosvika seiko? |
| Tembenukani ku mazere | Enda kuruboshwe |
| Tembenukirani kumalyero | Enda kurudyi |
| Lutani mwakunyoloka | Enda mberi |
| Lili pafupi na . | Yava pedyo |
| Ni kutali | Zviri kure |
| Ndazgeŵa | Ndarasika |
| Nkhukhumba taxi | Ndinoda tekisi |
| Kasi ningagura nkhu tikiti? | Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? |
| Kasi tikiti yake njakukwana wuli? | Imarii tikiti? |
| Kasi nchamachitiko kwenda? | Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ndili na njara | Ndine nzara |
| Ndili na nyota | Ndine nyota |
| Maji, chonde | Mvura, ndapota |
| Chonde, thebulu la ŵanthu ŵaŵiri | Tafura yevaviri ndapota |
| Menyu, chonde | Menyu, ndapota |
| Kasi imwe mukuyowoya vichi? | Chii chaunorumbidza? |
| Ndingatemwa ichi | Ndinoda izvi |
| Ni vyakunowa | Zvinonaka |
| Bill, chonde | Bhiri, ndapota |
| Nkhurya nyama yayi | Handidyi nyama |
| Nkhuŵa na aleji ya vyakurya | Ndine allergy yechikafu |
| Khofi | Kofi |
| Tiyi | Tea |
| Chingwa | Chingwa |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Kasi ivi vikudura wuli? | Izvi zvinoda marii? |
| Ni vyakudura chomene | Inodhura zvakanyanya |
| Kasi mukuzomera makadi gha ngongoli? | Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? |
| Nkhuwona waka | Ndiri kungotarisa |
| Nizamutora | Ndichaitora |
| Julani | Vhura |
| Kujalika | Yakavharwa |
| Kuloŵa | Entrance |
| Fumanimo | Exit |
| Kasi msika uli nkhu? | Musika uripi? |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Wovwirani | Help |
| Yimbirani dokotala | Dana chiremba |
| Yimbirani ŵapolisi | Dana mapurisa |
| Nkhukhumba wovwiri | Ndinoda rubatsiro |
| Nkhulwara | Ndiri kurwara |
| Kasi chipatala chili nkhu? | Chipatara chiripi? |
| Kasi pharmacy yili nkhu? | Pharmacy iripi? |
| Kukupweteka apa | Zvinorwadza apa |
| Nkhukhumba dokotala | Ndinoda chiremba |
| Kasi pali chipatala pafupi? | Pane chipatara padhuze here? |
| Tumbuka | Shona |
|---|---|
| Kasi mukuyowoya Chingelezi? | Unotaura chirungu here? |
| Nkhupulikiska yayi | Handinzwisise |
| Nkhupulikiska | Ndinonzwisisa |
| Chonde yowoyani mwakuchedwa | Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma |
| Chonde bwerezganipo kuti | Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo |
| Chonde lembani pasi . | Ndapota nyora pasi |
| Kasi fundo iyi yikung’anamurachi? | Izvi zvinorevei? |
| Kasi imwe mukuyowoya wuli nthena? | Unozvitaura sei izvi? |
| Nkhusambira | Ndiri kudzidza |
| Nkhuyowoya pachoko | Ndinotaura zvishoma |
| Kasi munganiwovwira? | Mungandibatsirewo here? |
| Nkhumanya yayi | Handizive |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
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.
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.
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