Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
Zimbabwe
National Language
Abkhazia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
- 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
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Caucasian languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
Mhoro
Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Masikati
Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
Mangwanani
Please
амритана
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Амарахь
Ndineurombo
Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
bye
Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Abkhazia
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Abzhywa
Karanga
Where They Speak
Caucasus
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Turkey
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
abkhaze
shona
German Name
Abchasisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[abxaz]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Abkhaz people
Shona people
Origin
c. 1650
20th century
Language Family
Northwest Caucasian
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Abkhaz
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Abkhaz Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
abkh1244
core1255
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Abkhaz 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 Abkhaz and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Abkhaz and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Abkhaz are spoken in different Abkhaz Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Abkhaz vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb, Abzhywa. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Abkhaz and Shona Speaking population
Abkhaz and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 % 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 Abkhaz and Shona on Abkhaz vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Abkhaz and Shona Language Codes
Abkhaz and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Abkhaz and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.