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Uyghur and Shona


Shona and Uyghur


Countries

Countries
China   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
China   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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

Interesting Facts
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Uzbek Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Gokturk Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
46   
34

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Ässalamu läykum.   
Mhoro   

Thank You
rakhmat   
Waita zvako   

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

Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   
Mangwanani   

Please
birdam   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
kachurung   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Khayr khosh   
bye   

I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Kachurung   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Turpan   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
China   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
Hotan   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
China   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Lop Nur   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
China   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

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

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

French Name
ouïgour   
shona   

German Name
Uigurisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Uyghur   
Not Available   

History

Origin
11   
20th century   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Uyghur   
Not Available   

Language Position
98   
99+
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ug   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uig   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
uig   
sna   

ISO 639 3
uig   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
uigh1240   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Uyghur and Shona Speaking population

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

Uyghur and Shona Language Codes

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

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