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Uyghur vs Shona


Shona vs 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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Uyghur and Shona Language History

Comparison of Uyghur vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Uyghur and Shona language. History of Uyghur language states that this language originated in 11 whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century. 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 Uyghur and Shona Language History.

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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.

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