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Shona and Pashto


Pashto and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

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  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

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.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
46  
34
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Manheru  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
bye  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,500,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
21,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
95,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Native Name
Not Available  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
shona  
pachto  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
20th century  
1651  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Bantu  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
107  
99+
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
pus  

ISO 639 3
sna  
pus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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

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Shona and Pashto Speaking population

Shona and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Shona vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Pashto Language Codes

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

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