Shona and Basque
Countries
Zimbabwe
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Souletin
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
France, Soule, Spain
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Zezuru
Biscayan
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Spain
Speaking Population
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Native Name
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Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Baskisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Basque people
Origin
20th century
c. 1000
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Vasconic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
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Basque
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
basq1248
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
40-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
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.
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.