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Basque and Shona


Shona and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
France, Spain   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Spanish   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Eskerrik asko   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Zer moduz?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Gabon   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Arratsalde on   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Egun on   
Mangwanani   

Please
Mesedez   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Barkatu   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Agur   
bye   

I Love You
Maite zaitut   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Barkatu   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
France   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
68,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Souletin   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
8,700.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Biscayan   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Spain   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.20 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.20 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
Not available   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
basque   
shona   

German Name
Baskisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Basque people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1000   
20th century   

Language Family
Vasconic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Basque   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
eu   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
baq   
sna   

ISO 639 3
eus   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
basq1248   
core1255   

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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All Basque and Shona Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Basque and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Basque and Shona Speaking population

Basque and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Basque and Shona on Basque vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Shona Language Codes

Basque and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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