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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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