Countries
Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Mhoro
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
Waita zvako
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
Manheru
سہا مسا
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Hach ch'i
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
مهربانی کر
Sorry
Ndineurombo
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
India
Native Name
chiShona
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
shona
kashmiri
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
20th century
12th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Kashmiri
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
kash1277
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Kashmiri 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 Shona and Kashmiri dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Kashmiri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Kashmiri Dialects are spoken in different Kashmiri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Kashmiri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari , Poguli. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Kashmiri Speaking population
Shona and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Shona and Kashmiri on Shona vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Kashmiri Language Codes
Shona and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.