Countries
Zimbabwe
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
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Turkish Language Association
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.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Azerbaijani Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waita zvako
teşekkür ederim
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Nasılsın?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
İyi Geceler
Good Evening
Manheru
İyi Akşamlar
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Tünaydın
Good Morning
Mangwanani
günaydın
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
lütfen
Sorry
Ndineurombo
üzgünüm
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Seni seviyorum
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Afedersiniz
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Azerbaijani Turkish
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
Dialect 2
Karanga
Crimean Turkish
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
Native Name
chiShona
Türkçe
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Anatolian, Türkisch
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Türkisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Turkish
Origin
20th century
c. 1350
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Turkic
Branch
Bantu
Southwestern(Oghuz)
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Turkish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
nucl1301
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
44-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Shona and Turkish 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 Turkish dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Turkish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Turkish Dialects are spoken in different Turkish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Turkish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Turkish dialects include: Azerbaijani Turkish , Crimean Turkish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Turkish Speaking population
Shona and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Shona vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Turkish Language Codes
Shona and Turkish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Turkish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.