Shona and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
Zimbabwe
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
Regulated By
Not Available
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Shona and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Shona and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Cantonese 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.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Shona and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Shona and Cantonese Regulators
Shona and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Shona and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Shona and Cantonese Language History.
Shona and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Shona and Cantonese continents in which Shona and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Cantonese. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Cantonese speaking countries lie in 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 Cantonese 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.
Cantonese Interesting Facts:
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.