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Shona and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
India, Pakistan   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Hindi and Urdu Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
17   
14

How Many Consonants
46   
34
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Assalām ‘alaikum   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Hach t'ochoktiya   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Hach ch'i   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Not Available   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   

Bye
bye   
Khuda hāfiz   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Kashtawari   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Poguli   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Pogul and Paristan valleys   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Rambani   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
5.42 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   

French Name
shona   
kashmiri   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Kaschmiri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəːʃur]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Kashmiris or koshur   

History

Origin
20th century   
12th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Bantu   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Kashmiri   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
ks   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
kas   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
kas   

ISO 639 3
sna   
kas   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
kash1277   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Shona and Kashmiri Speaking population

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

Shona and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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