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