Konkani and Shona Speaking countries

Konkani and Shona as Minority Language

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

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

Konkani and Shona Regulators

Konkani and Shona speaking countries provide you Konkani and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Konkani and Shona Language History.

Konkani and Shona Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

• Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
• Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

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 Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.