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Shona and Basque


Basque and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
France, Spain   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Kaixo   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Gabon   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Egun on   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Mesedez   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Barkatu   

Bye
bye   
Agur   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
Not available   

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

French Name
shona   
basque   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Basque people   

History

Origin
20th century   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Basque   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
baq   

ISO 639 3
sna   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Shona and Basque Speaking population

Shona and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque 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 Basque on Shona vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Basque Language Codes

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

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