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Shona and Afrikaans History


Afrikaans and Shona Language History


History

Origin
20th century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Germanic   

Branch
Bantu   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Shona and Afrikaans

The Early forms of Shona and Afrikaans explains the evolution of Shona and Afrikaans languages which is under Shona and Afrikaans history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Shona and Afrikaans history we will understand how the Shona and Afrikaans languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Shona: Not Available.
  • Early forms of Afrikaans: Cape dutch or kitchen dutch.
  • Standard forms of Shona: Not Available.
  • Standard forms of Afrikaans: Standard Afrikaans.
  • Signed forms of Shona: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Afrikaans: Not Available

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Shona and Afrikaans Language Family

In Shona and Afrikaans history, you will get to know about Shona and Afrikaans language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Shona is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Afrikaans is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Shona is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. The subgroup and branch of Afrikaans is Germanic and Western resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Shona and Afrikaans language on Shona vs Afrikaans alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Shona vs Afrikaans Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Shona vs Afrikaans language rank. Shona and Afrikaans history gives you Shona and Afrikaans language rank. The Shona language rank is 107. And Afrikaans language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Shona vs Afrikaans.

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