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Shona and Kazakh


Kazakh and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
China, Kazakhstan, Russia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Gambia, Kazakhstan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Kazakh language agency   

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 Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
  • Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Turkish and Uzbek Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
46   
34
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Cyrillic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)   

Good Evening
Manheru   
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
өтінемін (ötinemin)   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Northeastern Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Kazakhstan   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Southern Kazakh   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Kazakhstan   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Western Kazakh   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Kazakhstan   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq   

French Name
shona   
kazakh   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Kasachisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Kazahks   

History

Origin
20th century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Turkic   

Branch
Bantu   
Northwestern (Kipchak)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Kazakh   

Language Position
107   
99+
93   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
kk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
kaz   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
kaz   

ISO 639 3
sna   
kaz   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
kaza1248   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Shona and Kazakh Speaking population

Shona and Kazakh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Kazakh languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Kazakh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kazakh language is 0.17 %. 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 Kazakh on Shona vs Kazakh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Kazakh Language Codes

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

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