Shona and Kurdish
Countries
Zimbabwe
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Sipas
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Manheru
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Bayanit bash
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Bê zehmet
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
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Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
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German Name
Schona-Sprache
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Kurds
Origin
20th century
16th century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Bantu
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Standard Forms
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Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
kurd1259
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Kurdish Speaking population
Shona and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Shona vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Kurdish Language Codes
Shona and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.