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Pashto and Shona


Shona and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • 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
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
29   
19
46   
34

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Mhoro   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Masikati   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Mangwanani   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
bye   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
pachto   
shona   

German Name
Paschtu   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1651   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Iranian   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Not Available   

Language Position
82   
99+
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
sna   

ISO 639 3
pus   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
core1255   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Pashto 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 Pashto and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Pashto and Shona Speaking population

Pashto and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % 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 Pashto and Shona on Pashto vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Shona Language Codes

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

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