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Xhosa and Shona History


Shona and Xhosa Language History


History

Origin
16th Century   
20th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Bantu   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Xhosa and Shona

The Early forms of Xhosa and Shona explains the evolution of Xhosa and Shona languages which is under Xhosa and Shona history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Xhosa and Shona history we will understand how the Xhosa and Shona languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Xhosa: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Shona: Not Available.
  • Standard forms of Xhosa: isiXhosa.
  • Standard forms of Shona: Not Available.
  • Signed forms of Xhosa: Signed Xhosa
  • Signed forms of Shona: Signed Xhosa

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Xhosa and Shona Language Family

In Xhosa and Shona history, you will get to know about Xhosa and Shona language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Xhosa is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Shona is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Xhosa is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. The subgroup and branch of Shona is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Xhosa and Shona language on Xhosa vs Shona alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Xhosa vs Shona Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Xhosa vs Shona language rank. Xhosa and Shona history gives you Xhosa and Shona language rank. The Xhosa language rank is not available. And Shona language rank is 107. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Xhosa vs Shona.

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