Chinese and Shona Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Zimbabwe
National Language
China, Taiwan
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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.
Similar To
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Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Chinese and Shona as Minority Language
In Chinese and Shona speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chinese and Shona as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
- Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Chinese and Shona dialects, then you can go to Chinese vs Shona Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Chinese and Shona Regulators
Chinese and Shona speaking countries provide you Chinese and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Chinese and Shona Language History.
Chinese and Shona Continents
Thinking about Chinese and Shona continents in which Chinese and Shona speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chinese and Shona. Most of the Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Shona 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 Chinese and Shona languages:
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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.
The Chinese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.