Shona and German Speaking countries
Countries
Zimbabwe
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
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Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
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Albanian Languages
Shona and German as Minority Language
In Shona and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and German 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.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
If you want to compare Shona and German dialects, then you can go to Shona vs German Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Shona and German Regulators
Shona and German speaking countries provide you Shona and German regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Shona language.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, Shona and German Language History.
Shona and German Continents
Thinking about Shona and German continents in which Shona and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and German. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 German 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.
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
The Shona language was derived from and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.