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Venda and Shona 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 Venda and Shona 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.
Venda: Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa. Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.
Everyday phrases translated from Venda to Shona — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Lotsha | Mhoro |
| Ndi matsheloni | Mangwanani akanaka |
| Ndi masiari avhudi | Masikati akanaka |
| Ndi madekwana | Manheru akanaka |
| Vhusiku havhudi | Husiku hwakanaka |
| Ni sale zwavhudi | Mofamba zvakanaka |
| Ri do vhonana nga murahu | Tozoonana |
| Ri do vhonana matshelo | Tosangana mangwana |
| Ro tanganedzwa | Welcome |
| Vho vuwa hani? | Makadii henyu? |
| Ndi khwine, ndo livhuwa | Ndaswera ndatenda |
| Duvha lavhudi | Muve nezuva rakanaka |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ndi khou humbela | Ndapota |
| Ndo livhuwa | Ndatenda |
| Ndo livhuwa nga maanda . | Ndinokutendai zvikuru |
| Vho tanganedzwa . | Unogamuchirwa |
| Ee | Hongu |
| Hai | Kwete |
| Vha mpfarele | Pamusoroi |
| Ndi khou humbela pfarelo . | Ndine urombo |
| Ahuna thaidzo . | Hapana dambudziko |
| Ngoho | Chokwadi |
| Ri a vha fhululedza | Makorokoto |
| Mashudu mavhuya | Rombo rakanaka |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Dzina lawe ndi nnyi? | Zita rako ndiani? |
| Ndo takala u ni divha | Ndafara kukuzivai |
| Ni bva ngafhi? | Unobva kupi? |
| Ni na miṅwaha mingana? | Une makore mangani? |
| Ndi mutshudeni | Ndiri mudzidzi |
| Ndi hafha nga holodei . | Ndiri pano pazororo |
| Ndi hafha nga mushumo . | Ndiri kuno kubasa |
| Hoyu ndi khonani yanga . | Iyi ishamwari yangu |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Muthihi | Imwe |
| Zwivhili | Vaviri |
| Vhuraru | Vatatu |
| Nṋa | Four |
| Vhuṱanu | Shanu |
| Rathi | Nhanhatu |
| Sumbe | Nomwe |
| Malo | Eight |
| Fusumbe | Nine |
| Fumi | Gumi |
| Ḓana . | Zana |
| Tshigidi tshithihi | Chiuru chimwe |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Namusi | Nhasi |
| Matshelo | Mangwana |
| Mulovha | Nezuro |
| Zwino | Zvino |
| Nga murahu | Gare gare |
| Ndi tshifhingade? | Inguvai? |
| Nga matsheloni . | Mangwanani |
| Nga madekwana . | Manheru |
| Musumbuluwo | Muvhuro |
| Lavhutanu | Chishanu |
| Vhege idaho | Svondo rinouya |
| Awara nthihi | Awa imwe |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Lufhera lwa u ṱambela lu ngafhi? | Ko imba yekugezera iripi? |
| Tshiṱitshi tsha tshidimela tshi ngafhi? | Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? |
| Vhuimazwikepe vhu ngafhi? | Ndeipi airport? |
| Ndi swika hani henefho? | Ndosvika seiko? |
| Kha vha rembuluwe kha tsha monde | Enda kuruboshwe |
| Kha vha rembuluwe kha tshauḽa | Enda kurudyi |
| Iyani phanḓa no livha . | Enda mberi |
| Ndi tsini na . | Yava pedyo |
| Ndi kule . | Zviri kure |
| Ndo xela . | Ndarasika |
| Ndi khou toda thekhisi . | Ndinoda tekisi |
| Ndi nga renga ngafhi thikhithi? | Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? |
| Thikhithi ndi vhugai? | Imarii tikiti? |
| Zwo tsireledzea u tshimbila? | Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ndi na ndala . | Ndine nzara |
| Ndi na ḓora . | Ndine nyota |
| Maḓi, ndi khou humbela | Mvura, ndapota |
| Ṱafula ya vhavhili, ndi khou humbela | Tafura yevaviri ndapota |
| Menyu, ndi khou humbela | Menyu, ndapota |
| Ni themendela mini? | Chii chaunorumbidza? |
| Ndi nga takalela hezwi | Ndinoda izvi |
| Zwi a ḓifha . | Zvinonaka |
| Mulayotibe, ndi khou humbela | Bhiri, ndapota |
| A thi ḽi ṋama . | Handidyi nyama |
| Ndi na allergy ya zwiliwa | Ndine allergy yechikafu |
| Gofhi | Kofi |
| Tie | Tea |
| Vhurotho | Chingwa |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Hezwi zwi ḓura vhugai? | Izvi zvinoda marii? |
| I khou dura vhukuma . | Inodhura zvakanyanya |
| Naa ni ṱanganedza garaṱa dza tshikolodo? | Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? |
| Ndi khou tou sedza . | Ndiri kungotarisa |
| Ndi do i dzhia . | Ndichaitora |
| Vula | Vhura |
| Zwo valwa | Yakavharwa |
| Muṋango | Entrance |
| U bva | Exit |
| Makete u ngafhi? | Musika uripi? |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Thuso | Help |
| Kha vha founele dokotela | Dana chiremba |
| Kha vha founele mapholisa . | Dana mapurisa |
| Ndi khou toda thuso . | Ndinoda rubatsiro |
| Ndi khou lwala . | Ndiri kurwara |
| Vhuongelo vhu ngafhi? | Chipatara chiripi? |
| Khemisi i ngafhi? | Pharmacy iripi? |
| Zwi khou vhavha hafha . | Zvinorwadza apa |
| Ndi khou toda dokotela . | Ndinoda chiremba |
| Huna vhuongelo tsini? | Pane chipatara padhuze here? |
| Venda | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ni a amba Luisimane? | Unotaura chirungu here? |
| A thi khou pfesesa . | Handinzwisise |
| Ndi khou pfesesa . | Ndinonzwisisa |
| Ndi khou humbela u amba nga u ongolowa . | Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma |
| Ndi khou humbela uri ni dovholole zwenezwo . | Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo |
| Ndi khou humbela uri ni zwi nwale fhasi . | Ndapota nyora pasi |
| Zwenezwi zwi amba mini? | Izvi zvinorevei? |
| Ni zwi amba hani zwenezwi? | Unozvitaura sei izvi? |
| Ndi khou guda . | Ndiri kudzidza |
| Ndi amba nyana . | Ndinotaura zvishoma |
| Ni nga nthusa? | Mungandibatsirewo here? |
| A thi ḓivhi | 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 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.
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