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Shona and Uyghur


Uyghur and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
China  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
China  

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  
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  

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.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Uzbek Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Gokturk Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
46  
34
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
Ässalamu läykum.  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
rakhmat  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
birdam  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
kachurung  

Bye
bye  
Khayr khosh  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
sizni yahshi kOrman  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Kachurung  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
Turpan  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
China  

Dialect 2
Karanga  
Hotan  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
China  

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
Lop Nur  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
China  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
7  
7

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
8.20 million  
99+

Native Name
Not Available  
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  

French Name
shona  
ouïgour  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Uigurisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Uyghur  

History

Origin
20th century  
11  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Uyghur  

Language Position
107  
99+
98  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
ug  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
uig  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
uig  

ISO 639 3
sna  
uig  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
uigh1240  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Shona and Uyghur Speaking population

Shona and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Shona vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Uyghur Language Codes

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

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