Shona and Abkhaz
Countries
Zimbabwe
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Abkhazia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Derived From
Not Available
Caucasian languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Mhoro
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
Thank You
Waita zvako
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
Good Evening
Manheru
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Not Available
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Not Available
Bye
bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Not available
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Not available
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Abkhazia
Dialect 2
Karanga
Abzhywa
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Caucasus
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Turkey
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Abxazo, Abkhazian
French Name
shona
abkhaze
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Abchasisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Abkhaz people
Origin
20th century
c. 1650
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Northwest Caucasian
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Abkhaz
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
abks
Glottocode
core1255
abkh1244
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Shona and Abkhaz 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 Shona and Abkhaz dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Abkhaz language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Abkhaz Dialects are spoken in different Abkhaz speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Abkhaz Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb , Abzhywa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Abkhaz Speaking population
Shona and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available. 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 Shona and Abkhaz on Shona vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Abkhaz Language Codes
Shona and Abkhaz language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Abkhaz Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.