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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:language
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gptkbp:alphabet
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gptkb:Shona_alphabet
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gptkbp:descendedFrom
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gptkb:Proto-Bantu
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gptkbp:glottologCode
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sna
shon1250
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gptkbp:hasDialects
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gptkb:Ndau
gptkb:Karanga
gptkb:Korekore
gptkb:Manyika
gptkb:Zezuru
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gptkbp:hasFolktales
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yes
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gptkbp:hasGrammar
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noun class system
subject-verb-object word order
agreement markers
prefixes for tense and aspect
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gptkbp:hasLoanwordsFrom
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gptkb:Afrikaans
English
Portuguese
Swahili
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gptkbp:hasOrthography
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standardized in 1955
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gptkbp:hasPhonology
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20+ consonants
5 vowels
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gptkbp:hasProverbs
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yes
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gptkbp:hasTones
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Shona language
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gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code
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sn
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gptkbp:ISO639-3
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sna
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gptkbp:languageFamily
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gptkb:Bantu_languages
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gptkbp:linguisticTypology
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agglutinative
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gptkbp:musicBy
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traditional songs
mbira songs
modern pop songs
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gptkbp:notableBook
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gptkb:Shona_Bible_translation
novels by Patrick Chakaipa
novels by Solomon Mutswairo
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gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers
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about 14 million
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gptkbp:recordedAt
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late 19th century
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Southern_Africa
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gptkbp:regulates
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gptkb:Shona_Language_Commission
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Chewa_language
gptkb:Ndebele_language
gptkb:Venda_language
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gptkbp:spokenIn
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gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:status
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official language of Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:teaches
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yes
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gptkbp:traditionalPoetry
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yes
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:literature
education in Zimbabwe
media in Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:usedInNewspapers
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yes
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gptkbp:usedInRadio
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yes
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gptkbp:usedInTelevision
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yes
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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gptkb:Latin_script
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Shona_people
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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