Countries
India, Pakistan
Zimbabwe
National Language
India, Pakistan
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
Mhoro
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
سہا مسا
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
Masikati
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
Mangwanani
Please
مهربانی کر
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
Hwesa
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
chiShona
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
kashmiri
shona
German Name
Kaschmiri
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
Shona people
Origin
12th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Kashmiri
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kash1277
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Kashmiri and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kashmiri are spoken in different Kashmiri Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kashmiri vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari, Poguli. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kashmiri and Shona Speaking population
Kashmiri and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 % 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 Kashmiri and Shona on Kashmiri vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kashmiri and Shona Language Codes
Kashmiri and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.