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Uzbek and Shona


Shona and Uzbek


Countries

Countries
Turkey, Uzbekistan   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Middle East   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
  • In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
  
  • 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
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
46   
34

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Salom   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Rakhmat   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Qalay siz?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Hayirli tun   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Hayirli kech   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Hayirli kun   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Hayirli tong   
Mangwanani   

Please
Iltimos   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Kechiring!   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Xayr   
bye   

I Love You
Sizni sevaman   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Iltimos! Menga qarang   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tashkent   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
Afghan   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Ferghana   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.39 %   
34
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
26.00 million   
31
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
ouszbek   
shona   

German Name
Usbekisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Uzbek   
Not Available   

History

Origin
9th–12th centuries AD   
20th century   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Turkic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Southestern(Chagatai)   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Chagatay   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Uzbek   
Not Available   

Language Position
53   
38
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
uz   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uzb   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
uzb   
sna   

ISO 639 3
uzb   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
uzbe1247   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Uzbek and Shona Speaking population

Uzbek and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uzbek and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Uzbek and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uzbek language is 0.39 % 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 Uzbek and Shona on Uzbek vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Uzbek and Shona Language Codes

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

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