Shona

Swahili

Shona and Swahili Speaking countries

Shona

Swahili

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Zimbabwe

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

1.8 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.

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

1.9 Similar To

Kalanga and Nambya Language

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Arabic Language

Shona vs Swahili Countries

Comparing Shona vs Swahili countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Shona and Swahili languages.

Shona Speaking Countries: Zimbabwe.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

So we find that, total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

Find if Shona and Swahili are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Shona and Swahili speaking countries will give you the presence of Shona and Swahili languages in different countries. Along with Shona vs Swahili countries, you can also compare Shona vs Swahili.

Shona and Swahili as Minority Language

In Shona and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Shona and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Shona and Swahili Regulators

Shona and Swahili speaking countries provide you Shona and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Shona and Swahili Language History.

Shona and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Shona and Swahili continents in which Shona and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Swahili. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Shona and Swahili languages:

Shona 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.

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.