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Igbo and Shona Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Nigeria
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
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Kalanga and Nambya Language
1.10 Derived From
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Igbo vs Shona Countries

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

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

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

Igbo and Shona as Minority Language

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

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Igbo and Shona Regulators

Igbo and Shona speaking countries provide you Igbo and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Igbo and Shona Language History.

Igbo and Shona Continents

Thinking about Igbo and Shona continents in which Igbo and Shona speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Igbo and Shona. Most of the Igbo speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Igbo and Shona languages:

Igbo Interesting Facts:

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

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 Igbo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Igbo language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.

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