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Basque and Shona


Shona and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
Mhoro  

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  

Bye
Agur  
bye  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
France  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Spain  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
750,000.00  
99+
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.20 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Euskara  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
basque  
shona  

German Name
Baskisch  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Shona people  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
20th century  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Basque  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
30  
28
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language  
Signed Shona  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
sna  

ISO 639 3
eus  
sna  

ISO 639 6
eus  
sna  

Glottocode
basq1248  
core1255  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

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.

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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.

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