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Shona vs Uyghur


Uyghur vs 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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Shona and Uyghur Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Uyghur language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Uyghur language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Uyghur language states that this language originated in 11. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Shona and Uyghur Language History.

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Shona and Uyghur Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Shona and Uyghur greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Uyghur language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Uyghur word for "Thank You" is rakhmat. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Uyghur Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Shona vs Uyghur Difficulty

The Shona vs Uyghur difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Uyghur Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Shona and Uyghur are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Uyghur, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Uyghur time required is 44 weeks.

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