Shona and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Zimbabwe
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
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Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin 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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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Derived From
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Shona and Chinese as Minority Language
In Shona and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Chinese 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.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Shona and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Shona and Chinese Regulators
Shona and Chinese speaking countries provide you Shona and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Shona and Chinese Language History.
Shona and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Shona and Chinese continents in which Shona and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Chinese. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Chinese 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 Chinese 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.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.