Countries
Zimbabwe
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
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Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
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Latin
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.13 %0.12 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.30 million4.10 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
16.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
chiShona
català
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
shona
catalan; valencien
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Shona people
Catalan people