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Shona and Xhosa History


Xhosa and Shona Language History


History

Origin
20th century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Bantu  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Shona  
isiXhosa  

Language Position
107  
99+
21  
19

Signed Forms
Signed Shona  
Signed Xhosa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

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Early forms of Shona and Xhosa

The Early forms of Shona and Xhosa explains the evolution of Shona and Xhosa languages which is under Shona and Xhosa history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Shona and Xhosa history we will understand how the Shona and Xhosa languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Shona: Old Shona and Middle Shona.
  • Early forms of Xhosa: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Shona: Standard Shona.
  • Standard forms of Xhosa: isiXhosa.
  • Signed forms of Shona: Signed Shona
  • Signed forms of Xhosa: Signed Shona

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Shona and Xhosa Language Family

In Shona and Xhosa history, you will get to know about Shona and Xhosa language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Shona is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Xhosa is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Shona is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. The subgroup and branch of Xhosa is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Shona and Xhosa language on Shona vs Xhosa alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Shona vs Xhosa Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Shona vs Xhosa language rank. Shona and Xhosa history gives you Shona and Xhosa language rank. The Shona language rank is 107. And Xhosa language rank is 21. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Shona vs Xhosa.

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