Portuguese and Shona Speaking countries

Portuguese

Shona

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Countries

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

Zimbabwe

Total No. Of Countries

101

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National Language

Portugal

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Second Language

United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Africa

Minority Language

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

Interesting Facts

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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

Spanish and Galician Languages

Kalanga and Nambya Language

Derived From

Latin

Portuguese vs Shona Countries

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

Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Shona Speaking Countries: Zimbabwe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1

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

Portuguese and Shona as Minority Language

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

Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Portuguese and Shona Regulators

Portuguese and Shona speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras regulates Portuguese language.Shona is regulated by . Also get to learn, Portuguese and Shona Language History.

Portuguese and Shona Continents

Thinking about Portuguese and Shona continents in which Portuguese and Shona speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Shona. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Portuguese and Shona languages:

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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 Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from .