Countries
China
  
Zimbabwe
  
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 in
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
10.40 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
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
  
Uyghur and Shona 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 Uyghur and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Uyghur and Shona language. Uyghur word for "Hello" is Ässalamu läykum. or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Uyghur Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Uyghur vs Shona Difficulty
The Uyghur vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Uyghur Alphabets and Shona 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 Uyghur and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Uyghur and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Uyghur is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.