Kurdish and Shona
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Zimbabwe
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- 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
Farsi Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
Sipas
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Evare baş
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Masikati
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Mangwanani
Please
Bê zehmet
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Hwesa
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Karanga
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
chiShona
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Kurdisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Kurds
Shona people
Origin
16th century CE
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
kurd1259
core1255
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
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 Kurdish 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 Kurdish and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Shona Speaking population
Kurdish and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % 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 Kurdish and Shona on Kurdish vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Shona Language Codes
Kurdish and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.