Countries
Zimbabwe
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
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.
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Shona and Arabic as Minority Language
In Shona and Arabic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Arabic as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Shona and Arabic dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Arabic Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Shona and Arabic Regulators
Shona and Arabic speaking countries provide you Shona and Arabic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Arabic is regulated by Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council. Also get to learn, Shona and Arabic Language History.
Shona and Arabic Continents
Thinking about Shona and Arabic continents in which Shona and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Arabic. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. 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 Shona and Arabic languages:
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.
Arabic Interesting Facts:
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Amharic and Hebrew and derived from Not Available.