Basque and Shona
Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Zimbabwe
National Language
France, Spain
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- 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
Spanish
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Eskerrik asko
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Gabon
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
Masikati
Good Morning
Egun on
Mangwanani
Please
Mesedez
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Barkatu
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Maite zaitut
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Barkatu
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Hwesa
Where They Speak
France
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Souletin
Karanga
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Spain
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Euskara
chiShona
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Baskisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Basque people
Shona people
Origin
c. 1000
20th century
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Basque
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language
Signed Shona
Glottocode
basq1248
core1255
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
99-AUT-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Basque 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 Basque and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Basque and Shona Speaking population
Basque and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % 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 Basque and Shona on Basque vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Basque and Shona Language Codes
Basque and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.