Santali and Shona Speaking countries

Santali and Shona as Minority Language

In Santali and Shona speaking countries you will get the countries which have Santali 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 Santali and Shona dialects, then you can go to Santali vs Shona Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Santali and Shona Regulators

Santali and Shona speaking countries provide you Santali and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Santali language.Shona is regulated by . Also get to learn, Santali and Shona Language History.

Santali and Shona Continents

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

Santali Interesting Facts:

• Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
• Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.

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 Santali language was derived from and is similar to Munda Language whereas Santali language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from .