Shona and Urdu
Countries
Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Not Available
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, 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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
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Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waita zvako
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
Manheru
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
Masikati
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
Mangwanani
گڈ مارننگ
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
Ndineurombo
معاف کرنا
I Love You
Ndinokuda
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
معاف کیجئے گا
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
India
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
South Asia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Bihari
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
20th century
12th Century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
urdu1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Shona and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Urdu Speaking population
Shona and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Shona vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Urdu Language Codes
Shona and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.